The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing 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 | $33,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $78,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,750 | -0.36% | 34.33% |
| 2021 | $46,920 | -7.37% | - |
| 2020 | $50,380 | 8.83% | - |
| 2019 | $45,930 | 20.86% | - |
| 2018 | $36,350 | 13.87% | - |
| 2017 | $31,310 | 1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $30,700 | -9.12% | - |
| 2015 | $33,500 | 8.36% | - |
| 2012 | $30,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,750 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.