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Family Medicine Physicians salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median family medicine physicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $287,230 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $15,589 a month.

10th percentile
$136,400
25th percentile
$249,860
Median percentile
$287,230
75th percentile
$334,340
90th percentile
$486,820

Based on 440 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

$187,070 take-home a year
Gross pay$287,230
Federal income tax−$63,665
Social Security + Medicare−$16,389
California income tax (approx.)−$20,106
Monthly take-home$15,589
Every two weeks$7,195

Does it go far here?

$264,003Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
14%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 family medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in California