Salaries in Santa Barbara, CA
86K residents · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area
Santa Barbara, CA is part of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Santa Barbara, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in California is $58,240. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Santa Barbara and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Santa Barbara
Psychiatrists$333,300Physicians, All Other$296,960Family Medicine Physicians$287,230Architectural and Engineering Managers$207,900Computer and Information Systems Managers$207,760Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$202,030Chief Executives$195,650Natural Sciences Managers$175,400Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$173,640Computer and Information Research Scientists$171,880Lawyers$170,970Dentists, General$170,940
Most common jobs in Santa Barbara
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320
- Retail Salespersons$37,200
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,940
- General and Operations Managers$111,390
- Registered Nurses$137,360
- Cashiers$36,600
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,560
- Stockers and Order Fillers$37,960
- Customer Service Representatives$49,080
- Office Clerks, General$55,620
- Waiters and Waitresses$35,260
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,900