The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $59,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $128,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,110 | -17.46% | 9.36% |
| 2021 | $97,620 | 30.07% | - |
| 2020 | $68,270 | -13.93% | - |
| 2019 | $77,780 | -0.48% | - |
| 2018 | $78,150 | -2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $79,850 | 5.66% | - |
| 2016 | $75,330 | 0.49% | - |
| 2015 | $74,960 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $75,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,110 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.