The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers 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 | $30,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $41,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,150 | 9.96% | 32.40% |
| 2021 | $31,650 | -10.55% | - |
| 2020 | $34,990 | 7.63% | - |
| 2019 | $32,320 | 19.86% | - |
| 2018 | $25,900 | 3.71% | - |
| 2017 | $24,940 | 4.73% | - |
| 2016 | $23,760 | -14.44% | - |
| 2015 | $27,190 | 12.61% | - |
| 2012 | $23,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,150 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.