Registered Nurses Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Median annual salary
$137,360
+41% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$85,000
cost index 161.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
| 10th percentile | $101,260 |
| 25th percentile | $114,750 |
| Median (50th) | $137,360 |
| 75th percentile | $162,910 |
| 90th percentile | $169,240 |
| Mean | $134,680 |
| Employed in metro | 3,280 |
A Registered Nurses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns a median of $137,360 per year. That is 41% above the national median of $97,550 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 $85,000 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.