The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators 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 | $48,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators 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 $121,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $72,750 | 10.01% | 15.29% |
| 2020 | $65,470 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $63,080 | -4.38% | - |
| 2018 | $65,840 | -1.59% | - |
| 2017 | $66,890 | 7.86% | - |
| 2016 | $61,630 | -13.14% | - |
| 2015 | $69,730 | 11.62% | - |
| 2012 | $61,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,750 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.