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Natural Sciences Manager Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of natural sciences managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of natural sciences managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Natural Sciences Managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,470
25th Percentile Wage
$49,820
50th Percentile Wage
$95,030
75th Percentile Wage
$133,660
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for natural sciences managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $133,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,470.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of natural sciences managers from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$95,030
-22.34% -22.34%
2016
$116,260
-12.64% -
2015
$130,960
11.22% -
2012
$116,260
- -

Table 2. Compare Natural Sciences Manager Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,030 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for natural sciences managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of natural sciences managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 51.1 percent (51.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$194,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$188,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$182,010
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$168,930
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$161,900
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$154,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$152,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$149,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$148,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$144,990
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$136,160
Vallejo-Fairfield
$129,910
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$128,300
Salinas
$122,460
Fresno
$119,890
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$111,190
Redding
$108,490
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$106,260
Bakersfield-Delano
$99,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$96,320
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$95,360
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$95,030
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$91,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$90,260

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