The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $39,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $124,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,730.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,410 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 49.9 percent (49.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.