The annual salary statistics of producers and directors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of producers and directors 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 | $42,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $210,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for producers and directors 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 $210,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of producers and directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,600 | 8.18% | 13.04% |
| 2021 | $78,600 | 2.63% | - |
| 2020 | $76,530 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $74,440 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $73,860 | -0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $74,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,600 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for producers and directors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of producers and directors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 56.3 percent (56.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.