The annual salary statistics of veterinarians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of veterinarians 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 | $60,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinarians 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 $162,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinarians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,120 | 0.27% | 17.47% |
| 2021 | $103,840 | -31.96% | - |
| 2020 | $137,030 | -18.48% | - |
| 2019 | $162,350 | 29.68% | - |
| 2018 | $114,170 | 28.62% | - |
| 2017 | $81,490 | -5.45% | - |
| 2016 | $85,930 | -30.44% | - |
| 2015 | $112,090 | 23.34% | - |
| 2012 | $85,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,120 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for veterinarians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinarians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.