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Electrical Engineer Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,220
25th Percentile Wage
$77,010
50th Percentile Wage
$102,110
75th Percentile Wage
$131,450
90th Percentile Wage
$164,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,220.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$102,110
6.36% -3.62%
2013
$95,620
-10.66% -
2012
$105,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,110 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$155,480
Chico
$141,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$138,000
Fresno
$135,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$133,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$129,410
Yuba City
$124,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$123,590
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$122,820
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$122,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$121,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$121,910
Modesto
$120,830
Redding
$118,100
Stockton
$116,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$115,450
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$114,100
Salinas
$113,730
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$111,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$110,320
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$110,040
Vallejo-Fairfield
$109,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$108,970
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$108,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$107,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$106,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$102,720
Visalia-Porterville
$102,470
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$102,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$101,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$100,190
El Centro
$92,910