The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of air traffic controllers 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 | $72,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers 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 $129,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $101,030 | 3.41% | -2.41% |
| 2017 | $97,580 | -6.03% | - |
| 2016 | $103,460 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $103,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,030 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for air traffic controllers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of air traffic controllers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 42.1 percent (42.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |