The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses 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 | $46,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $164,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $109,910 | 7.52% | 10.62% |
| 2021 | $101,650 | -8.43% | - |
| 2020 | $110,220 | 3.77% | - |
| 2019 | $106,060 | 4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $101,570 | 2.49% | - |
| 2017 | $99,040 | 0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $98,240 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $95,100 | -3.30% | - |
| 2012 | $98,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,910 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 37.3 percent (37.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.