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Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of stationary engineers and boiler operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of stationary engineers and boiler operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,610
25th Percentile Wage
$37,320
50th Percentile Wage
$47,630
75th Percentile Wage
$60,850
90th Percentile Wage
$105,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for stationary engineers and boiler operators 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 $105,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of stationary engineers and boiler operators from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$47,630
-62.52% -62.52%
2021
$77,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,630, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the lowest paying city for stationary engineers and boiler operators in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $107,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of stationary engineers and boiler operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 55.7 percent (55.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$107,420
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$98,440
Vallejo-Fairfield
$93,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$88,620
Stockton
$88,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$84,300
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$83,100
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$81,620
El Centro
$80,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$80,610
Hanford-Corcoran
$79,210
Bakersfield-Delano
$75,930
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,430
Napa
$72,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$70,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$69,570
Fresno
$63,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$60,780
Modesto
$59,300
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,500
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,500
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$53,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$53,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,000
Visalia-Porterville
$52,530
Salinas
$50,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$48,410
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$47,650
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$47,630

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