The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers 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 | $70,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $162,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $105,770 | 3.88% | 0.28% |
| 2021 | $101,670 | -0.31% | - |
| 2020 | $101,990 | 7.37% | - |
| 2019 | $94,470 | -6.41% | - |
| 2018 | $100,530 | 1.36% | - |
| 2017 | $99,160 | -6.36% | - |
| 2016 | $105,470 | 9.52% | - |
| 2015 | $95,430 | -10.52% | - |
| 2012 | $105,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,770 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.