The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $81,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $166,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,800 | 5.25% | 13.51% |
| 2021 | $126,780 | 15.06% | - |
| 2020 | $107,690 | 11.34% | - |
| 2019 | $95,480 | -8.02% | - |
| 2018 | $103,140 | -4.94% | - |
| 2017 | $108,230 | -6.93% | - |
| 2016 | $115,730 | 4.64% | - |
| 2015 | $110,360 | -4.87% | - |
| 2012 | $115,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $133,800 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.