The annual salary statistics of librarians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians 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 | $53,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $118,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $73,100 | 3.34% | 6.11% |
| 2017 | $70,660 | 2.87% | - |
| 2016 | $68,630 | 9.54% | - |
| 2015 | $62,080 | -10.55% | - |
| 2012 | $68,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,100 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 49.5 percent (49.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.