The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $52,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,720 | 2.50% | 1.22% |
| 2021 | $79,680 | 3.12% | - |
| 2020 | $77,190 | 2.27% | - |
| 2019 | $75,440 | 2.96% | - |
| 2018 | $73,210 | -2.68% | - |
| 2017 | $75,170 | -7.38% | - |
| 2016 | $80,720 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $78,750 | -2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $80,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,720 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.