The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,820 | 1.54% | -1.49% |
| 2021 | $62,840 | 15.90% | - |
| 2020 | $52,850 | -0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $53,170 | -6.96% | - |
| 2018 | $56,870 | 5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $53,960 | -2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $55,050 | -3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $56,710 | -15.02% | - |
| 2014 | $65,230 | 2.36% | - |
| 2013 | $63,690 | -1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $64,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,820 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 39.4 percent (39.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.