The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists 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 | $91,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $118,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $161,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,250.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $118,620 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 53.9 percent (53.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.