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Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation and serving related workers, all other 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 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,040
25th Percentile Wage
$20,100
50th Percentile Wage
$23,890
75th Percentile Wage
$33,260
90th Percentile Wage
$37,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation and serving related workers, all other 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 $37,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,040.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$23,890
-19.42% 0.00%
2013
$28,530
16.26% -
2012
$23,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,890 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 37.2 percent (37.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$38,020
Napa
$37,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$36,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,880
Fresno
$34,710
Chico
$34,590
Hanford-Corcoran
$34,030
Salinas
$33,610
El Centro
$33,580
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,480
Redding
$33,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,380
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$33,230
Stockton
$33,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,060
Modesto
$32,750
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$32,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$32,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$32,630
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$32,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,400
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,000
Vallejo-Fairfield
$30,590
Bakersfield-Delano
$30,250
Yuba City
$30,040
Merced
$29,980
Visalia-Porterville
$29,950
Madera-Chowchilla
$29,940
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$28,670
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$24,760
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$23,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,610
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$22,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,840
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$19,300