The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $108,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $125,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $161,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $108,000.
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 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,260 | 3.58% | 7.16% |
| 2021 | $128,490 | 3.76% | - |
| 2020 | $123,660 | 2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $120,130 | -2.99% | - |
| 2016 | $123,720 | -2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $126,340 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $123,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $133,260 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 55.2 percent (55.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.