The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural equipment operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $34,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,570 | 6.32% | 25.45% |
| 2021 | $37,070 | 6.61% | - |
| 2020 | $34,620 | 3.44% | - |
| 2019 | $33,430 | 10.53% | - |
| 2018 | $29,910 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $28,610 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $27,930 | 1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $27,550 | 4.03% | - |
| 2014 | $26,440 | -11.57% | - |
| 2012 | $29,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,570 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for agricultural equipment operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of agricultural equipment operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 51.9 percent (51.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.