The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
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| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations 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 $93,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,540.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $44.87. The median hourly salary is $17.71. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.91.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,840 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.
From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is lower than the salary statistics in state of California and higher than the USA salary statistics. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ($36,840) is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in California ($38,770) and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | |
| USA |