How much do Financial Managers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $86,620 and the 90th percentile is $254,180. The difference is $167,560, which is 119.1% 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 $108,520 to the 75th at $187,350, covers $78,830.

The mean annual wage is $157,980, which sits above the median of $140,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,535, which is 22.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.2% lower than the California median of $180,770.

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 $140,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $129,535 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 Financial Managers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 11th 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 $131,320 and employment of 100. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,237, against $129,535 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $164,270 and employment of 760. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,986, against $129,535 here.
• Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $153,370 and employment of 450. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,652, against $129,535 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (420 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.