The annual salary statistics of veterinary technologists and technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of veterinary technologists and technicians 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinary technologists and technicians 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 $68,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinary technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,150 | 2.05% | 27.47% |
| 2021 | $48,140 | 3.72% | - |
| 2020 | $46,350 | 15.38% | - |
| 2019 | $39,220 | -9.26% | - |
| 2018 | $42,850 | 0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $42,640 | -4.74% | - |
| 2016 | $44,660 | -0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $44,840 | 12.64% | - |
| 2014 | $39,170 | 7.81% | - |
| 2013 | $36,110 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $35,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,150 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for veterinary technologists and technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinary technologists and technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.