The annual salary statistics of pest control workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pest control workers 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 | $35,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pest control workers 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 $73,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pest control workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,480 | 2.37% | 20.62% |
| 2021 | $44,400 | 8.33% | - |
| 2020 | $40,700 | 7.08% | - |
| 2019 | $37,820 | 5.39% | - |
| 2018 | $35,780 | -6.88% | - |
| 2017 | $38,240 | 5.60% | - |
| 2016 | $36,100 | 5.54% | - |
| 2015 | $34,100 | -5.87% | - |
| 2012 | $36,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,480 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for pest control workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pest control workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.