The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 | $66,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $144,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,070.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,830 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for other physical scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other physical scientists in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.4 percent (47.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.