The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial analysts 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 | $79,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $166,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $108,730 | 12.25% | 20.40% |
| 2021 | $95,410 | 2.61% | - |
| 2018 | $92,920 | 3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $89,960 | 3.79% | - |
| 2016 | $86,550 | -2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $88,440 | 2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $86,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,730 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.