The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $99,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $149,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $130,690 | 22.13% | 15.41% |
| 2018 | $101,770 | -10.05% | - |
| 2017 | $112,000 | 1.29% | - |
| 2016 | $110,550 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $108,470 | -1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $110,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,690, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $130,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.