The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of agricultural equipment operators 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 | $34,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators 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 $49,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,460.
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 | $39,060 | 5.43% | 32.62% |
| 2021 | $36,940 | 16.59% | - |
| 2020 | $30,810 | 4.12% | - |
| 2019 | $29,540 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $28,560 | 0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $28,420 | 7.39% | - |
| 2016 | $26,320 | 7.83% | - |
| 2015 | $24,260 | -8.49% | - |
| 2012 | $26,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,060 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 51.3 percent (51.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.