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Other Motor Vehicle Operator Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of other motor vehicle operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other motor vehicle operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Motor Vehicle Operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,810
25th Percentile Wage
$28,520
50th Percentile Wage
$43,370
75th Percentile Wage
$54,180
90th Percentile Wage
$59,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other motor vehicle operators 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 $59,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other motor vehicle operators from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$43,370
19.92% 17.59%
2017
$34,730
-2.91% -
2016
$35,740
0.00% -
2012
$35,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Motor Vehicle Operator Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,370 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for other motor vehicle operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other motor vehicle operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 37.8 percent (37.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 56.0 percent (56.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$69,780
Salinas
$59,140
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$58,840
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$55,460
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,680
Modesto
$51,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$48,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$48,230
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$47,680
Bakersfield-Delano
$45,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$43,890
Hanford-Corcoran
$43,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$43,150
Napa
$42,680
Stockton
$41,400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$40,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$40,160
Visalia-Porterville
$39,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$39,350
Fresno
$38,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$38,180
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,920
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$36,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$33,920
Redding
$28,580
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$23,050
Chico
$19,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California.