The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of phlebotomists 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 | $35,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $70,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,110 | 10.18% | 12.88% |
| 2021 | $48,600 | -2.37% | - |
| 2020 | $49,750 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $47,120 | 2.72% | - |
| 2018 | $45,840 | 0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $45,510 | -3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $47,140 | 12.11% | - |
| 2015 | $41,430 | -13.78% | - |
| 2012 | $47,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,110 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Redding and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.