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Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,030
25th Percentile Wage
$37,260
50th Percentile Wage
$60,760
75th Percentile Wage
$91,610
90th Percentile Wage
$114,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$60,760
-36.87% -43.80%
2013
$83,160
-5.06% -
2012
$87,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,760 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 44.3 percent (44.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$109,060
Napa
$104,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$102,330
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$100,390
Salinas
$96,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$93,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$88,800
Hanford-Corcoran
$88,440
El Centro
$85,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$83,930
Chico
$80,380
Bakersfield-Delano
$75,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$75,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,660
Fresno
$75,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$75,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$74,670
Vallejo-Fairfield
$72,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$71,950
Stockton
$70,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$69,480
Redding
$68,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$62,310
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,760
Visalia-Porterville
$60,530
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$60,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$59,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$59,790
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,580
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$53,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$52,560
Modesto
$49,240
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,160
Yuba City
$41,370
Merced
$38,210