The annual salary statistics of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $132,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $142,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $156,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $185,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and engineering managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $185,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $156,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $132,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and engineering managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $156,780 | 0.22% | -0.75% |
| 2018 | $156,440 | 0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $156,170 | -1.14% | - |
| 2016 | $157,950 | 4.29% | - |
| 2015 | $151,170 | -4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $157,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $156,780 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for architectural and engineering managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.