The annual salary statistics of engineers, all other in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of engineers, all other 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 | $80,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $160,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for engineers, all other 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 $171,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of engineers, all other from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,450 | 1.30% | 16.82% |
| 2021 | $126,780 | 8.25% | - |
| 2020 | $116,320 | -1.87% | - |
| 2019 | $118,490 | 3.60% | - |
| 2018 | $114,230 | 1.25% | - |
| 2017 | $112,800 | 5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $106,850 | 0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $106,490 | -0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $106,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,450 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for engineers, all other in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of engineers, all other in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.