The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of solar photovoltaic installers 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 | $34,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers 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 $50,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of solar photovoltaic installers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42,400 | -4.17% | -7.59% |
| 2019 | $44,170 | -24.36% | - |
| 2018 | $54,930 | -2.64% | - |
| 2017 | $56,380 | 19.08% | - |
| 2016 | $45,620 | 6.27% | - |
| 2015 | $42,760 | 14.13% | - |
| 2014 | $36,720 | -24.24% | - |
| 2012 | $45,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,400 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for solar photovoltaic installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.