The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meter readers, utilities 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 | $42,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities 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 $93,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $52,000 | 4.52% | 3.40% |
| 2017 | $49,650 | -1.17% | - |
| 2016 | $50,230 | 7.45% | - |
| 2015 | $46,490 | -8.04% | - |
| 2012 | $50,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,000 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for meter readers, utilities in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of meter readers, utilities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 38.3 percent (38.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.