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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $82,740 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,104 a month.

10th percentile
$58,960
25th percentile
$71,550
Median percentile
$82,740
75th percentile
$100,370
90th percentile
$120,950

Based on 460 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

$61,246 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,740
Federal income tax−$9,373
Social Security + Medicare−$6,330
California income tax (approx.)−$5,792
Monthly take-home$5,104
Every two weeks$2,356

Does it go far here?

$76,049Median 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

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