The annual salary statistics of all other cooks in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of all other cooks 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 | $29,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all other cooks 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 $50,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of all other cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39,420 | 9.08% | 25.57% |
| 2020 | $35,840 | 4.02% | - |
| 2019 | $34,400 | 11.89% | - |
| 2018 | $30,310 | 3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $29,340 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,420, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the second highest paying city for all other cooks in state of California, following the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $44,400). Compared with San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, the median annual salary of all other cooks in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.