How much do Food Batchmakers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $35,420 and the 90th percentile is $55,500. The difference is $20,080, which is 51.8% 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 $36,200 to the 75th at $43,910, covers $7,710.

The mean annual wage is $42,180, which sits above the median of $38,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,683, which is 15.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% lower than the California median of $41,670.

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 $38,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $35,683 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 Food Batchmakers. 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 $45,360 and employment of 70. That median is 17.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,640, against $35,683 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $37,580 and employment of 100. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,541, against $35,683 here.
• Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $36,790 and employment of 230. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,739, against $35,683 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (100 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.