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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $58,140 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,735 a month.

10th percentile
$34,780
25th percentile
$48,230
Median percentile
$58,140
75th percentile
$64,270
90th percentile
$83,750

Based on 40 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

$44,826 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,140
Federal income tax−$4,797
Social Security + Medicare−$4,448
California income tax (approx.)−$4,070
Monthly take-home$3,735
Every two weeks$1,724

Does it go far here?

$53,438Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
57%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

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