The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers 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 | $30,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $52,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,420 | 8.86% | 15.17% |
| 2021 | $30,460 | -2.36% | - |
| 2020 | $31,180 | 8.47% | - |
| 2019 | $28,540 | 7.04% | - |
| 2018 | $26,530 | 5.69% | - |
| 2017 | $25,020 | -13.31% | - |
| 2016 | $28,350 | 0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $28,220 | -0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $28,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,420 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.