The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware 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 | $108,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $133,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $177,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware 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 $218,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $108,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,330 | -20.18% | 24.20% |
| 2021 | $160,230 | 37.25% | - |
| 2020 | $100,550 | -8.62% | - |
| 2019 | $109,220 | 24.51% | - |
| 2018 | $82,450 | -19.99% | - |
| 2017 | $98,930 | -2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $101,060 | -23.81% | - |
| 2015 | $125,120 | 19.23% | - |
| 2012 | $101,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $133,330 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.