The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers 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 | $59,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers 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 $162,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $86,340 | 14.99% | -20.76% |
| 2020 | $73,400 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $72,110 | -47.11% | - |
| 2017 | $106,080 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $104,260 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $104,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,340 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.