2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Santa Maria

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area. 51 published occupation pages; regional price parity 108.8 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 51 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What Santa Maria pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

OccupationMedianEmployment
Computer and Information Systems Managers$207,760700
Marketing Managers$170,920340
Managers, All Other$167,090900
Financial Managers$164,270760
Software Developers$158,2901,680
Construction Managers$132,620290
Physical Therapists$128,680310
Computer Occupations, All Other$128,390670
Personal Financial Advisors$124,380210
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$120,900730
Computer Systems Analysts$120,680720
Industrial Engineers$119,790380
General and Operations Managers$111,3903,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,8401,060
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,0302,170
Logisticians$92,540220
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$89,3401,530
Marriage and Family Therapists$85,450220
Insurance Sales Agents$83,990350
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$80,930360
Computer User Support Specialists$80,520960
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,710960
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$78,640260
Food Service Managers$78,570450
Graphic Designers$78,500210
Training and Development Specialists$75,890450
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$75,750540
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$74,360160
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,8001,470
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$67,480420
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,220410
Chefs and Head Cooks$65,060520
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$62,310610
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$62,200500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,1701,900
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$60,100200
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,890570
Pharmacy Technicians$56,580420
Office Clerks, General$55,6203,630
Social and Human Service Assistants$55,160710
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$48,210430
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$48,130630
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,100690
Bakers$43,630400
Security Guards$43,250800
Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,9405,930
Cooks, Fast Food$42,7001,430
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$39,580260
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,740450
Parking Attendants$37,100350
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,23011,020
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.