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Carpenters Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters 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 Carpenters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,490
25th Percentile Wage
$48,090
50th Percentile Wage
$60,820
75th Percentile Wage
$77,560
90th Percentile Wage
$102,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $102,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,490.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,820
0.31% 12.56%
2021
$60,630
-12.17% -
2020
$68,010
11.28% -
2019
$60,340
9.65% -
2018
$54,520
5.63% -
2017
$51,450
-3.36% -
2016
$53,180
5.92% -
2015
$50,030
-6.30% -
2012
$53,180
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,820 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$75,520
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$75,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$75,230
Napa
$69,230
Vallejo-Fairfield
$67,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,330
Chico
$64,150
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$63,880
Salinas
$63,620
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$63,260
Modesto
$62,850
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,800
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$62,400
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$62,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$62,150
Madera-Chowchilla
$61,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$61,120
El Centro
$61,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$60,820
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,370
Hanford-Corcoran
$60,320
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,300
Stockton
$60,020
Fresno
$59,650
Yuba City
$59,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,020
Redding
$57,690
Merced
$57,550
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,660
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,110
Visalia-Porterville
$52,410
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$48,180
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$47,570
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$45,660

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