Human Resources Specialists Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Median annual salary
$80,340
+6% vs US median ($75,940)
Worth after local cost of living
$49,715
cost index 161.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
| 10th percentile | $57,490 |
| 25th percentile | $66,540 |
| Median (50th) | $80,340 |
| 75th percentile | $105,630 |
| 90th percentile | $134,950 |
| Mean | $91,880 |
| Employed in metro | 870 |
A Human Resources Specialists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns a median of $80,340 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $75,940 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 $49,715 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.