Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialist Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 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 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,870
25th Percentile Wage
$66,700
50th Percentile Wage
$78,010
75th Percentile Wage
$107,260
90th Percentile Wage
$129,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 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 $129,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,870.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$78,010
0.88% 18.45%
2021
$77,320
12.96% -
2020
$67,300
8.23% -
2019
$61,760
-2.15% -
2018
$63,090
-6.66% -
2017
$67,290
5.45% -
2016
$63,620
4.92% -
2015
$60,490
-5.17% -
2012
$63,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialist Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,010 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$111,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$99,420
Napa
$84,310
Vallejo-Fairfield
$81,220
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$81,220
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$80,850
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$80,540
Salinas
$79,390
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,870
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$78,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$78,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$76,600
Modesto
$76,450
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$73,530
Stockton
$73,020
Merced
$69,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,190
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$66,890
Chico
$65,730
Fresno
$63,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$60,740
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,720
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,470
Visalia-Porterville
$60,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,040
Redding
$59,750
El Centro
$55,480

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