The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of ophthalmic medical technicians 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 | $35,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians 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 $60,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,550 | -1.60% | 24.76% |
| 2020 | $46,280 | 2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $45,270 | 2.28% | - |
| 2018 | $44,240 | 22.54% | - |
| 2016 | $34,270 | 11.93% | - |
| 2015 | $30,180 | -13.55% | - |
| 2012 | $34,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,550 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.