The annual salary statistics of sociologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sociologists 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 | $36,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists 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 $144,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,350.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,760 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for sociologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sociologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.