SOC 11-2022 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro

Sales Managers Salary in Santa Maria, CA

The average salary for sales managers in Santa Maria, California is $133,550 a year ($64.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,200: half of the 990 people in this job in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$133,550average per year

$64.21 / hourMedian $107,200Take-home ≈ $94,219

  • $58K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $169K75th
  • $245K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

990people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 25California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Santa Maria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $245,370 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Santa Maria earn between $74,650 and $168,730.

  • $58K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $169K75th
  • $245K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$133,550$11,129$64.21
Median$107,200$8,933$51.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,650$6,221$35.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$168,730$14,061$81.12

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Santa Maria

On the average salary of $133,550, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $94,219 a year, or $7,852 a month and $3,624 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 sales managers? 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 $133,550 buys what about $122,750 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other California cities

Santa Maria ranks 10th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($213,250).

All Sales Managers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Santa Maria: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Santa Maria?

$64.21 an hour on average, and $51.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Santa Maria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Santa Maria?

About $94,219 a year ($7,852 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $133,550. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do sales managers earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

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 11-2022; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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