SOC 49-2011 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Salary in Santa Maria, CA

The average salary for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Santa Maria, California is $52,990 a year ($25.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,220: half of the 30 people in this job in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

$52,990average per year

$25.48 / hourMedian $48,220Take-home ≈ $43,386

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#12 of 18California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay range in Santa Maria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,680 or more. The middle half of computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Santa Maria earn between $40,070 and $63,880.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,990$4,416$25.48
Median$48,220$4,018$23.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,070$3,339$19.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,880$5,323$30.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay in Santa Maria vs. California and the U.S.

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Santa Maria earn 8% less than the California average ($57,370) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($50,880). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $47,810.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Maria$52,990$48,220$36,790$72,68030
California$57,370$58,280$38,660$75,5707,250
United States$50,880$47,810$35,910$71,73065,600

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary after taxes in Santa Maria

On the average salary of $52,990, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $43,386 a year, or $3,615 a month and $1,669 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Santa Maria a good place for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Maria area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.8), so the average $52,990 buys what about $48,705 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 19.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in other California cities

Santa Maria ranks 12th of 18 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($63,060).

All Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,590).

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in Santa Maria: questions

How much do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers make an hour in Santa Maria?

$25.48 an hour on average, and $23.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers salary in Santa Maria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers take-home pay in Santa Maria?

About $43,386 a year ($3,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,990. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2011; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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