The annual salary statistics of machinists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists 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 | $37,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $74,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,420 | 3.95% | 15.31% |
| 2021 | $48,430 | 1.32% | - |
| 2020 | $47,790 | 11.84% | - |
| 2019 | $42,130 | -13.32% | - |
| 2018 | $47,740 | 10.12% | - |
| 2017 | $42,910 | 0.49% | - |
| 2016 | $42,700 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $42,180 | -1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $42,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,420 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.