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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of automotive and watercraft service attendants in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of automotive and watercraft service attendants in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,820
25th Percentile Wage
$20,360
50th Percentile Wage
$22,170
75th Percentile Wage
$23,990
90th Percentile Wage
$27,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive and watercraft service attendants 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 $27,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive and watercraft service attendants from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$22,170
3.79% 0.00%
2013
$21,330
-3.94% -
2012
$22,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,170, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is the lowest paying city for automotive and watercraft service attendants in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $41,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of automotive and watercraft service attendants in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 46.7 percent (46.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$41,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$41,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$38,080
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,290
Salinas
$36,540
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$36,310
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$36,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$35,920
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$35,900
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$35,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,650
Modesto
$35,460
Yuba City
$35,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$35,210
Stockton
$35,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$35,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,040
El Centro
$34,970
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,540
Merced
$34,520
Fresno
$34,470
Chico
$34,380
Redding
$34,260
Madera-Chowchilla
$34,160
Visalia-Porterville
$33,900
Hanford-Corcoran
$32,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$27,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$26,530
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$25,970
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$24,850
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,350
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$24,350
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,520
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$22,170