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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $36,360 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,404 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$35,100
Median percentile
$36,360
75th percentile
$41,460
90th percentile
$48,470

Based on 290 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

$28,850 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,360
Federal income tax−$2,183
Social Security + Medicare−$2,782
California income tax (approx.)−$2,545
Monthly take-home$2,404
Every two weeks$1,110

Does it go far here?

$33,420Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
89%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 food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California