The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists 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 | $128,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $135,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $153,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $194,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $194,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $153,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $128,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $153,100 | -0.25% | 3.72% |
| 2021 | $153,480 | 0.51% | - |
| 2020 | $152,700 | 0.30% | - |
| 2019 | $152,240 | -0.19% | - |
| 2018 | $152,530 | 1.70% | - |
| 2017 | $149,930 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $147,400 | 4.24% | - |
| 2015 | $141,150 | -4.43% | - |
| 2012 | $147,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $153,100 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.