The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of file clerks 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 | $31,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks 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 $57,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,710 | 8.44% | 26.34% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 11.55% | - |
| 2020 | $32,160 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $31,420 | -3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $32,580 | -4.30% | - |
| 2017 | $33,980 | 13.92% | - |
| 2016 | $29,250 | 14.05% | - |
| 2015 | $25,140 | -16.35% | - |
| 2012 | $29,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,710 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.