Nursing Assistants Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Median annual salary
$47,130
+12% vs US median ($42,260)
Worth after local cost of living
$29,165
cost index 161.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
| 10th percentile | $40,120 |
| 25th percentile | $45,790 |
| Median (50th) | $47,130 |
| 75th percentile | $48,600 |
| 90th percentile | $55,890 |
| Mean | $47,510 |
| Employed in metro | 1,090 |
A Nursing Assistants in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns a median of $47,130 per year. That is 12% above the national median of $42,260 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 $29,165 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.