The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers 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 | $60,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $135,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $94,380 | 6.44% | 4.96% |
| 2017 | $88,300 | -1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $89,700 | -5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $94,970 | 5.55% | - |
| 2012 | $89,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,380 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 64.7 percent (64.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.