SOC 11-3021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $207,760. The 10th percentile is $130,950 and the 90th percentile is $282,620. Employment is 700.

Median annual wage

$207,760

10th percentile
$130,950
25th percentile
$167,790
Median
$207,760
75th percentile
$256,480
90th percentile
$282,620
Mean
$208,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $130,950 and the 90th percentile is $282,620. The difference is $151,670, which is 73.0% 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 $167,790 to the 75th at $256,480, covers $88,690.

The mean annual wage is $208,790, which sits above the median of $207,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $190,959, which is 9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the California median of $218,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $207,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $190,959 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $167,910 and employment of 200. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,619, against $190,959 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $164,470 and employment of 430. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $163,026, against $190,959 here.
  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 107 miles away, with a median of $186,340 and employment of 50. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $183,384, against $190,959 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (700 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Computer and Information Systems Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $207,760. The 10th percentile is $130,950 and the 90th percentile is $282,620. Employment is 700.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

The local median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $175,140.

What is Computer and Information Systems Managers pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $207,760 is $190,959. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $167,910. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 2nd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.