The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other life scientists 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 | $37,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $161,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,810.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,220 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for other life scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other life scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 39.0 percent (39.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.