How much do Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,990 and the 90th percentile is $50,910. The difference is $12,920, which is 34.0% 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 $38,010 to the 75th at $48,610, covers $10,600.

The mean annual wage is $44,010, which sits above the median of $38,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $46,860 for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,936, which is 25.4% 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 $48,870.

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 $38,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other at $34,936 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 7th of 7 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 $48,110 and employment of 70. That median is 26.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,525, against $34,936 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $49,330 and employment of 60. That median is 29.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,425, against $34,936 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $51,690 and employment of 70. That median is 36% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,236, against $34,936 here.