First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,550
25th Percentile Wage
$24,590
50th Percentile Wage
$30,650
75th Percentile Wage
$37,640
90th Percentile Wage
$49,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving 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 $49,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,550.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$30,650
-11.35% 3.23%
2013
$34,130
13.10% -
2012
$29,660
- -

Table 2. Compare First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,650 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$47,170
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$46,070
Napa
$45,600
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$44,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,630
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,530
Vallejo-Fairfield
$42,130
Salinas
$41,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$41,450
Hanford-Corcoran
$41,060
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$40,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,580
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$39,300
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$38,840
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$38,490
Redding
$38,030
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$37,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,600
Stockton
$37,460
Madera-Chowchilla
$37,320
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,960
El Centro
$36,810
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$36,640
Modesto
$36,570
Fresno
$36,420
Yuba City
$36,410
Chico
$36,070
Bakersfield-Delano
$35,970
Merced
$35,790
Visalia-Porterville
$35,200
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$34,010
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$32,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$31,520
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$30,800
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$30,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,780
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,390