How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $41,710 and the 90th percentile is $134,740. The difference is $93,030, which is 117.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $53,280 to the 75th at $108,430, covers $55,150.

The mean annual wage is $87,020, which sits above the median of $79,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,866, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the California median of $87,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $72,866 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 10th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $79,090 and employment of 290. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,835, against $72,866 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $89,340 and employment of 1,530. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,115, against $72,866 here.
• Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $86,590 and employment of 960. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,410, against $72,866 here.

Employment share

Business Operations Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.57% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (700 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.70% of employment (1,087,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.