The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical 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 | $35,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $63,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,890 | 12.67% | -0.59% |
| 2021 | $38,330 | -32.95% | - |
| 2020 | $50,960 | -26.24% | - |
| 2019 | $64,330 | 25.26% | - |
| 2018 | $48,080 | 5.24% | - |
| 2017 | $45,560 | 3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $44,150 | 12.73% | - |
| 2015 | $38,530 | -14.59% | - |
| 2012 | $44,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,890 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.