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Agricultural Equipment Operator Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Agricultural Equipment Operators in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,030
25th Percentile Wage
$21,560
50th Percentile Wage
$24,110
75th Percentile Wage
$28,690
90th Percentile Wage
$33,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural equipment operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$24,110
5.02% 9.91%
2013
$22,900
5.15% -
2012
$21,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Agricultural Equipment Operator Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,110 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 49.0 percent (49.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$47,280
Napa
$44,320
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$43,630
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$43,620
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,780
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$41,560
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,570
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$39,060
Yuba City
$38,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,880
Chico
$37,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$37,040
Stockton
$36,580
Salinas
$36,200
Vallejo-Fairfield
$36,150
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$35,840
Madera-Chowchilla
$35,770
Redding
$35,710
Merced
$35,260
Visalia-Porterville
$35,120
Fresno
$34,580
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,510
Hanford-Corcoran
$34,010
El Centro
$33,580
Modesto
$31,280
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$28,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$24,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,040