Electrical Engineers Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Median annual salary
$134,640
+12% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,317
cost index 161.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
| 10th percentile | $82,880 |
| 25th percentile | $101,440 |
| Median (50th) | $134,640 |
| 75th percentile | $169,780 |
| 90th percentile | $209,530 |
| Mean | $141,670 |
| Employed in metro | 230 |
A Electrical Engineers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns a median of $134,640 per year. That is 12% above the national median of $120,630 for this occupation. Because Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a cost index of 161.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,317 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $98,161, median gross rent $2,131/mo, and the median home value $790,700. See the full Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA cost-of-living profile.