The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers 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 | $68,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $158,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,810 | 2.49% | -2.80% |
| 2021 | $101,230 | 0.79% | - |
| 2020 | $100,430 | -11.92% | - |
| 2019 | $112,400 | -5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $118,240 | 9.69% | - |
| 2017 | $106,780 | 0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $106,720 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $104,230 | -2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $106,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,810 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.