The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners 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 | $80,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $130,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,400 | 7.91% | 19.34% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | -6.60% | - |
| 2020 | $104,450 | 3.45% | - |
| 2019 | $100,850 | 2.02% | - |
| 2018 | $98,810 | 7.43% | - |
| 2017 | $91,470 | 3.14% | - |
| 2016 | $88,600 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $87,540 | 0.10% | - |
| 2014 | $87,450 | 1.37% | - |
| 2013 | $86,250 | 0.50% | - |
| 2012 | $85,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,400 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.