The annual salary statistics of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 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 | $48,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 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 $78,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,740 | -101.35% | -91.42% |
| 2020 | $98,140 | 7.27% | - |
| 2019 | $91,010 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $87,630 | -0.50% | - |
| 2017 | $88,070 | -5.94% | - |
| 2016 | $93,300 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $93,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,740, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the lowest paying city for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $110,310). In comparison, the median annual salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 55.8 percent (55.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.