The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $30,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $46,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,490 | 11.86% | 25.54% |
| 2021 | $30,400 | -5.26% | - |
| 2020 | $32,000 | 6.50% | - |
| 2019 | $29,920 | 10.36% | - |
| 2018 | $26,820 | 0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $26,640 | 3.60% | - |
| 2016 | $25,680 | 10.75% | - |
| 2015 | $22,920 | -12.04% | - |
| 2012 | $25,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,490 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.4 percent (37.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.