SOC 11-3131 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Training and Development Managers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $140,150. The 10th percentile is $92,190 and the 90th percentile is $211,780. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$140,150

10th percentile
$92,190
25th percentile
$110,160
Median
$140,150
75th percentile
$179,920
90th percentile
$211,780
Mean
$147,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Training and Development Managers, the published 10th percentile is $92,190 and the 90th percentile is $211,780. The difference is $119,590, which is 85.3% 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 $110,160 to the 75th at $179,920, covers $69,760.

The mean annual wage is $147,340, which sits above the median of $140,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $133,000 for Training and Development Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,817, which is 3.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% lower than the California median of $156,260.

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 $140,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Managers at $128,817 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Managers. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 4th of 8 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 $131,220 and employment of 80. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,715, against $128,817 here.
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $179,170 and employment of 30. That median is 27.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $164,988, against $128,817 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $130,480 and employment of 60. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,334, against $128,817 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (40 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,050 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Training and Development Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Training and Development Managers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $140,150. The 10th percentile is $92,190 and the 90th percentile is $211,780. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Training and Development Managers?

The local median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $133,000.

What is Training and Development Managers pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $140,150 is $128,817. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Managers?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $131,220. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.