The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 | $70,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $125,680 | 7.32% | 8.30% |
| 2013 | $116,480 | 1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $115,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,680 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.5 percent (52.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.