The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental 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 | $77,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $137,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,360 | -0.16% | 12.97% |
| 2021 | $106,530 | -1.95% | - |
| 2020 | $108,610 | 2.03% | - |
| 2019 | $106,410 | 1.69% | - |
| 2018 | $104,610 | 5.79% | - |
| 2017 | $98,550 | 6.07% | - |
| 2016 | $92,570 | 4.80% | - |
| 2015 | $88,130 | -5.04% | - |
| 2012 | $92,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,360 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 66.3 percent (66.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.