SOC 25-9031 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro

Instructional Coordinators Salary in Santa Maria, CA

The average salary for instructional coordinators in Santa Maria, California is $96,240 a year ($46.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $95,790: half of the 410 people in this job in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($81,841).

$96,240average per year

$46.27 / hourMedian $95,790Take-home ≈ $71,677

  • $58K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $141K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

410people in this job
+18%vs U.S. metro average
#19 of 25California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Instructional Coordinators pay range in Santa Maria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $141,330 or more. The middle half of instructional coordinators in Santa Maria earn between $65,920 and $122,410.

  • $58K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $141K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,240$8,020$46.27
Median$95,790$7,982$46.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,920$5,493$31.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$122,410$10,201$58.85

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

Instructional Coordinators salary after taxes in Santa Maria

On the average salary of $96,240, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $71,677 a year, or $5,973 a month and $2,757 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 instructional coordinators? 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 $96,240 buys what about $88,458 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Instructional Coordinators salary in other California cities

Santa Maria ranks 19th of 25 California metro areas for this job; Napa pays the most ($130,430).

All Instructional Coordinators salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for instructional coordinators

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,430).

Instructional Coordinators salary by city

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Instructional Coordinators salary in Santa Maria: questions

How much do instructional coordinators make an hour in Santa Maria?

$46.27 an hour on average, and $46.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level instructional coordinators salary in Santa Maria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the instructional coordinators take-home pay in Santa Maria?

About $71,677 a year ($5,973 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,240. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do instructional coordinators earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($81,841).

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 25-9031; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 1.38, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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