The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers 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 | $57,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $155,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $94,250 | -3.40% | -2.69% |
| 2017 | $97,450 | 0.68% | - |
| 2016 | $96,790 | 9.20% | - |
| 2015 | $87,890 | -10.13% | - |
| 2012 | $96,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,250 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.