The annual salary statistics of library technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of library technicians 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 | $40,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians 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 $62,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,670 | 3.41% | 22.14% |
| 2021 | $48,940 | 3.37% | - |
| 2020 | $47,290 | 2.71% | - |
| 2019 | $46,010 | 4.22% | - |
| 2018 | $44,070 | 5.45% | - |
| 2017 | $41,670 | 5.33% | - |
| 2016 | $39,450 | 3.83% | - |
| 2015 | $37,940 | -3.98% | - |
| 2012 | $39,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,670 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for library technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of library technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.