The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $68,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $171,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $198,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $124,790 | 6.07% | 10.03% |
| 2017 | $117,210 | 4.21% | - |
| 2016 | $112,270 | 4.40% | - |
| 2015 | $107,330 | -4.60% | - |
| 2012 | $112,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $124,790 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.