The annual salary statistics of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of news analysts, reporters, and journalists 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 | $30,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for news analysts, reporters, and journalists 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 $99,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,990.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,210, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the lowest paying city for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $74,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 48.5 percent (48.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Salinas | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara |