The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of compliance officers 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 | $43,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers 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 $128,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compliance officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,820 | -5.49% | 7.33% |
| 2021 | $76,820 | 7.63% | - |
| 2020 | $70,960 | 4.72% | - |
| 2019 | $67,610 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $64,500 | -0.53% | - |
| 2017 | $64,840 | -4.07% | - |
| 2016 | $67,480 | 1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $66,290 | -1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $67,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,820 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for compliance officers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compliance officers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.