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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $60,170 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,860 a month.

10th percentile
$42,780
25th percentile
$49,720
Median percentile
$60,170
75th percentile
$74,750
90th percentile
$80,460

Based on 1,900 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,315 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,170
Federal income tax−$5,040
Social Security + Medicare−$4,603
California income tax (approx.)−$4,212
Monthly take-home$3,860
Every two weeks$1,781

Does it go far here?

$55,304Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,131 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Maria, CA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$207,760
Lawyers$170,970
Managers, All Other$167,090
Financial Managers$164,270
Software Developers$158,290
Registered Nurses$137,360
Medical and Health Services Managers$130,290
Computer Occupations, All Other$128,390

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