The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 | $26,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $47,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,430 | 6.92% | 4.74% |
| 2017 | $32,980 | -2.33% | - |
| 2016 | $33,750 | -0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $33,810 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $33,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,430 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.