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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $55,910 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,599 a month.

10th percentile
$37,770
25th percentile
$45,510
Median percentile
$55,910
75th percentile
$64,470
90th percentile
$77,270

Based on 1,550 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

$43,190 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,910
Federal income tax−$4,529
Social Security + Medicare−$4,277
California income tax (approx.)−$3,914
Monthly take-home$3,599
Every two weeks$1,661

Does it go far here?

$51,389Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
59%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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in California