The annual salary statistics of community health workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of community health 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 | $38,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for community health 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 $79,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of community health workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,690 | 16.12% | 12.36% |
| 2021 | $40,840 | -23.85% | - |
| 2019 | $50,580 | 1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $49,620 | 8.24% | - |
| 2017 | $45,530 | 6.28% | - |
| 2016 | $42,670 | -5.98% | - |
| 2015 | $45,220 | 5.64% | - |
| 2012 | $42,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,690 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for community health workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of community health workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 41.1 percent (41.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.