The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers 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 | $33,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers 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 $60,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,310 | -8.39% | 14.05% |
| 2021 | $37,190 | 19.90% | - |
| 2020 | $29,790 | 3.22% | - |
| 2019 | $28,830 | -12.35% | - |
| 2018 | $32,390 | 3.89% | - |
| 2017 | $31,130 | 5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $29,490 | 18.45% | - |
| 2015 | $24,050 | -22.62% | - |
| 2012 | $29,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,310 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.