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Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other salary in Santa Maria, CA

The median personal care and service workers, all other in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns $43,160 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,820 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$35,710
Median percentile
$43,160
75th percentile
$48,520
90th percentile
$54,840

Based on 80 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

$33,838 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,160
Federal income tax−$2,999
Social Security + Medicare−$3,302
California income tax (approx.)−$3,021
Monthly take-home$2,820
Every two weeks$1,301

Does it go far here?

$39,670Median pay in Santa Maria, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
76%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 personal care and service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California