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Community Health Workers salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median community health workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $52,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,360 a month.

10th percentile
$44,720
25th percentile
$48,500
Median percentile
$52,000
75th percentile
$60,430
90th percentile
$76,310

Based on 70 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

$40,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,000
Federal income tax−$4,060
Social Security + Medicare−$3,978
California income tax (approx.)−$3,640
Monthly take-home$3,360
Every two weeks$1,551

Does it go far here?

$47,795Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
63%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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