The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveying and mapping technicians 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 | $46,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping technicians 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 $103,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,210 | 2.32% | 47.50% |
| 2021 | $78,350 | 4.16% | - |
| 2020 | $75,090 | -4.57% | - |
| 2019 | $78,520 | 33.42% | - |
| 2018 | $52,280 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $51,040 | 17.50% | - |
| 2016 | $42,110 | 23.18% | - |
| 2015 | $32,350 | -30.17% | - |
| 2012 | $42,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,210, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the second highest paying city for surveying and mapping technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $82,850). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower.