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Broadcast Technician Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of broadcast 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Broadcast Technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,870
25th Percentile Wage
$24,380
50th Percentile Wage
$28,820
75th Percentile Wage
$35,600
90th Percentile Wage
$58,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast 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 $58,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,870.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$28,820
-37.82% -37.82%
2016
$39,720
0.00% -
2012
$39,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Broadcast Technician Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,820 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for broadcast technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of broadcast technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 71.3 percent (71.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$100,340
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$80,090
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$59,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$51,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,220
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$45,130
Fresno
$44,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$39,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,400
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,460
Salinas
$35,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$35,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$34,930
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$31,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$28,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$28,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,320
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,880
Chico
$18,990

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California.