The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors 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 | $47,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors 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 $163,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,260 | 14.30% | 13.52% |
| 2020 | $55,070 | -14.71% | - |
| 2019 | $63,170 | -0.21% | - |
| 2018 | $63,300 | 41.42% | - |
| 2015 | $37,080 | -1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $37,810 | -0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $37,900 | -46.62% | - |
| 2012 | $55,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,260 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 43.2 percent (43.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.