The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers 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 | $37,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $121,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,510 | 4.36% | 37.73% |
| 2021 | $61,700 | 19.06% | - |
| 2020 | $49,940 | -4.04% | - |
| 2019 | $51,960 | 0.58% | - |
| 2018 | $51,660 | 20.40% | - |
| 2017 | $41,120 | 2.31% | - |
| 2016 | $40,170 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $39,570 | -1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $40,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,510 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.