How much do Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,970 and the 90th percentile is $79,120. The difference is $42,150, which is 89.7% 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 $38,890 to the 75th at $68,460, covers $29,570.

The mean annual wage is $53,570, which sits above the median of $46,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 16.9% lower than the national median of $56,550 for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,172, which is 23.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the California median of $53,790.

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 $46,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians at $43,172 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 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 10th 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $59,230 and employment of 110. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,585, against $43,172 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 100. That median is 27.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,965, against $43,172 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $47,210 and employment of 400. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,795, against $43,172 here.

Employment share

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (170 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.48 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.