The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher assistants 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 | $27,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants 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 $46,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,790 | 0.17% | 9.11% |
| 2017 | $35,730 | 8.96% | - |
| 2016 | $32,530 | -0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $32,760 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $32,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,790 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.