The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other biological scientists 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 | $51,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $166,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,430 | 14.50% | 31.43% |
| 2021 | $82,450 | 6.54% | - |
| 2020 | $77,060 | 1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $75,820 | 4.34% | - |
| 2018 | $72,530 | 3.35% | - |
| 2017 | $70,100 | 5.68% | - |
| 2016 | $66,120 | -15.09% | - |
| 2015 | $76,100 | 13.11% | - |
| 2012 | $66,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,430 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 24.5 percent (24.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.4 percent (36.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.