SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $52,460. The 10th percentile is $45,150 and the 90th percentile is $94,140. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$52,460

10th percentile
$45,150
25th percentile
$47,280
Median
$52,460
75th percentile
$78,450
90th percentile
$94,140
Mean
$61,200

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $45,150 and the 90th percentile is $94,140. The difference is $48,990, which is 93.4% 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 $47,280 to the 75th at $78,450, covers $31,170.

The mean annual wage is $61,200, which sits above the median of $52,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 0.7% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,307, which is 7.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.8% lower than the California median of $61,570.

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 $52,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $48,307 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 6th of 9 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 103 miles away, with a median of $49,490 and employment of 50. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,774, against $48,307 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 112 miles away, with a median of $59,720 and employment of 140. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,458, against $48,307 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 117 miles away, with a median of $59,010 and employment of 190. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,440, against $48,307 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (30 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.73 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $52,460. The 10th percentile is $45,150 and the 90th percentile is $94,140. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 0.7% higher than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,460 is $48,307. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 103 miles away, at $49,490. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.