The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical drafters 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 | $37,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters 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 $92,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,390 | 1.63% | 5.02% |
| 2021 | $61,370 | -23.11% | - |
| 2018 | $75,550 | 21.56% | - |
| 2016 | $59,260 | -10.50% | - |
| 2015 | $65,480 | 9.50% | - |
| 2012 | $59,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,390 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.