The annual salary statistics of budget analysts in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of budget analysts 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 | $62,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for budget analysts 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 $127,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of budget analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,890 | -0.86% | 13.62% |
| 2021 | $101,760 | 16.57% | - |
| 2020 | $84,900 | -0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $85,450 | -4.58% | - |
| 2018 | $89,360 | -2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $91,710 | 4.97% | - |
| 2016 | $87,150 | 8.26% | - |
| 2015 | $79,950 | -9.01% | - |
| 2012 | $87,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,890 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for budget analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of budget analysts in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.5 percent (46.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.