Santa Maria vs. Visalia
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 45-2092
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Santa Maria's median is 3.9% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Visalia.
Santa Maria's median $36,230 buys $33,300 at national prices (price parity 108.8); Visalia's $34,800 buys $34,900 (99.8).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Visalia against Santa Maria.
| Santa Maria | Visalia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 11,020 | 21,420 | +94.4% |
| 10th percentile | $34,320 | $34,320 | +0.0% |
| 25th percentile | $35,550 | $34,320 | −3.5% |
| Median | $36,230 | $34,800 | −3.9% |
| 75th percentile | $39,520 | $35,210 | −10.9% |
| 90th percentile | $41,860 | $38,240 | −8.6% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Santa Maria · Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Visalia
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