The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $31,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $61,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,760 | 8.74% | -5.33% |
| 2021 | $30,810 | -6.91% | - |
| 2020 | $32,940 | 5.83% | - |
| 2019 | $31,020 | -0.16% | - |
| 2018 | $31,070 | -10.46% | - |
| 2017 | $34,320 | -3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $35,560 | 3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $34,380 | -3.43% | - |
| 2012 | $35,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,760 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 39.9 percent (39.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.