Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Santa Maria
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,580 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Santa Maria earn between $56,670 and $82,040.
- $48K10th
- $57K25th
- $67KMedian
- $82K75th
- $93K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $70,200 | $5,850 | $33.75 |
| Median | $66,550 | $5,546 | $32.00 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $56,670 | $4,722 | $27.25 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $82,040 | $6,837 | $39.44 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Santa Maria
On the average salary of $70,200, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $55,672 a year, or $4,639 a month and $2,141 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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.
Is Santa Maria a good place for highway maintenance workers? 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 $70,200 buys what about $64,523 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 14.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other California cities
Santa Maria ranks 4th of 24 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($84,480).
- San Jose$84,480
- Vallejo$75,770
- Napa$71,140
- Santa Maria$70,200
- San Francisco$67,360
- San Luis Obispo$66,210
- Redding$65,830
- Santa Rosa$65,830
- Sacramento$64,730
- Salinas$64,440
Highest-paying cities for highway maintenance workers
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,480).
- San Jose, CA$84,480
- Vallejo, CA$75,770
- Seattle, WA$75,480
- Springfield, IL$72,660
- Chicago, IL$72,470
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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Santa Maria: questions
How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Santa Maria?
$33.75 an hour on average, and $31.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Santa Maria?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,670, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Santa Maria?
About $55,672 a year ($4,639 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,200. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?
The average here is 28% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).
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 47-4051; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
- 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 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).
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