The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians 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 | $38,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $65,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,300 | 18.18% | 31.38% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | -5.35% | - |
| 2020 | $49,390 | 6.48% | - |
| 2019 | $46,190 | 12.36% | - |
| 2018 | $40,480 | 2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $39,470 | 0.38% | - |
| 2016 | $39,320 | -16.84% | - |
| 2015 | $45,940 | 14.41% | - |
| 2012 | $39,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,300 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.