The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of aerospace engineers 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 | $80,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers 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 $171,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,610 | -11.27% | -4.57% |
| 2021 | $128,640 | 14.58% | - |
| 2020 | $109,890 | -6.33% | - |
| 2019 | $116,850 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $116,850 | -0.27% | - |
| 2017 | $117,160 | -3.18% | - |
| 2016 | $120,890 | -4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $126,730 | 4.61% | - |
| 2012 | $120,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,610 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.