The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $51,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $133,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,460 | 3.11% | 27.89% |
| 2021 | $100,240 | 23.64% | - |
| 2020 | $76,540 | -1.32% | - |
| 2019 | $77,550 | 4.87% | - |
| 2018 | $73,770 | 0.20% | - |
| 2017 | $73,620 | -1.34% | - |
| 2016 | $74,610 | -0.90% | - |
| 2015 | $75,280 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $74,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,460, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the second highest paying city for firefighters in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $103,460). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of firefighters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is .0 percent (.0%) lower.