The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of packers and packagers 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 | $29,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $41,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,910 | 8.94% | 31.50% |
| 2021 | $30,880 | 12.31% | - |
| 2020 | $27,080 | 3.62% | - |
| 2019 | $26,100 | 6.05% | - |
| 2018 | $24,520 | 0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $24,300 | 4.40% | - |
| 2016 | $23,230 | 13.30% | - |
| 2015 | $20,140 | -15.34% | - |
| 2012 | $23,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,910 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.