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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $36,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,440 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$36,940
75th percentile
$44,440
90th percentile
$46,520

Based on 130 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

$29,275 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,940
Federal income tax−$2,253
Social Security + Medicare−$2,826
California income tax (approx.)−$2,586
Monthly take-home$2,440
Every two weeks$1,126

Does it go far here?

$33,953Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
87%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 farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals salaries · Take-home pay in California