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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $49,730 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,221 a month.

10th percentile
$41,410
25th percentile
$46,130
Median percentile
$49,730
75th percentile
$60,080
90th percentile
$64,880

Based on 1,040 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

$38,657 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,730
Federal income tax−$3,788
Social Security + Medicare−$3,804
California income tax (approx.)−$3,481
Monthly take-home$3,221
Every two weeks$1,487

Does it go far here?

$45,709Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
66%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California