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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $83,040 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,120 a month.

10th percentile
$63,530
25th percentile
$71,220
Median percentile
$83,040
75th percentile
$105,340
90th percentile
$139,230

Based on 110 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

$61,436 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,040
Federal income tax−$9,439
Social Security + Medicare−$6,353
California income tax (approx.)−$5,813
Monthly take-home$5,120
Every two weeks$2,363

Does it go far here?

$76,325Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
42%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

All civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California