The annual salary statistics of dietitians and nutritionists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dietitians and nutritionists 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 | $55,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dietitians and nutritionists 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 $101,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dietitians and nutritionists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,970 | 6.66% | 12.49% |
| 2021 | $78,380 | -5.31% | - |
| 2020 | $82,540 | -1.81% | - |
| 2019 | $84,030 | 7.14% | - |
| 2018 | $78,030 | 4.91% | - |
| 2017 | $74,200 | 0.97% | - |
| 2016 | $73,480 | -4.38% | - |
| 2015 | $76,700 | 4.20% | - |
| 2012 | $73,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,970 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for dietitians and nutritionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dietitians and nutritionists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 61.3 percent (61.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.