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Software Developer Salary in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$84,990
25th Percentile Wage
$113,560
50th Percentile Wage
$140,070
75th Percentile Wage
$163,660
90th Percentile Wage
$198,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $198,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $140,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,990.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$140,070
10.79% 10.79%
2021
$124,950
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Santa Rosa-Petaluma with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $140,070 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$193,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$165,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$140,070
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$138,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$137,730
Yuba City
$136,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$135,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$134,490
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$133,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$131,910
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$131,660
Bakersfield-Delano
$131,300
Stockton
$129,670
Visalia-Porterville
$129,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$129,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$129,130
Napa
$128,580
Vallejo-Fairfield
$127,660
Redding
$126,900
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$126,530
Fresno
$125,180
Merced
$123,180
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$123,160
Chico
$122,730
Salinas
$113,410
Modesto
$108,590
El Centro
$105,890
Madera-Chowchilla
$104,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California.