The annual salary statistics of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rotary drill operators, oil and gas 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 | $42,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rotary drill operators, oil and gas 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 $85,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,540.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,460, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the lowest paying city for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $116,060). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 51.4 percent (51.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara |