The annual salary statistics of art directors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of art directors 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 | $60,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $212,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors 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 $212,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,940 | 11.20% | 46.85% |
| 2021 | $102,960 | 51.64% | - |
| 2017 | $49,790 | -23.76% | - |
| 2016 | $61,620 | -29.78% | - |
| 2015 | $79,970 | 22.95% | - |
| 2012 | $61,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,940 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.