High paying management jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$207,900
Bachelor's degree
$131,330 – $266,750340
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$207,760
Bachelor's degree
$130,950 – $282,620700
3Chief Executives$195,650
Bachelor's degree
$77,990 – $427,380360
4Natural Sciences Managers$175,400
Bachelor's degree
$107,600 – $289,730110
5Marketing Managers$170,920
Bachelor's degree
$94,330 – $299,310340
6Managers, All Other$167,090
Bachelor's degree
$81,300 – $261,630900
7Human Resources Managers$165,160
Bachelor's degree
$94,550 – $274,000210
8Financial Managers$164,270
Bachelor's degree
$91,990 – $298,410760
9Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$159,950
Master's degree
$101,370 – $183,290360
10Education Administrators, Postsecondary$153,950
Master's degree
$77,320 – $359,180150
11Fundraising Managers$153,940
Bachelor's degree
$98,070 – $225,85080
12Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$142,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$87,900 – $165,77070
13Construction Managers$132,620
Bachelor's degree
$82,600 – $213,850290
14Industrial Production Managers$130,560
Bachelor's degree
$78,270 – $207,160290
15Medical and Health Services Managers$130,290
Bachelor's degree
$61,670 – $284,860730
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$115,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,940 – $213,150170
17Facilities Managers$113,810
Bachelor's degree
$70,080 – $185,940260
18General and Operations Managers$111,390
Bachelor's degree
$54,910 – $241,9503,410
19Sales Managers$107,200
Bachelor's degree
$58,340 – $245,370990
20Administrative Services Managers$106,790
Bachelor's degree
$61,900 – $192,050380
21Education Administrators, All Other$104,050
Bachelor's degree
$60,450 – $174,460120
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$80,440
Bachelor's degree
$46,750 – $161,920100
23Social and Community Service Managers$79,920
Bachelor's degree
$57,050 – $128,300440
24Food Service Managers$78,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $129,840450
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$75,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350 – $127,430540
26Lodging Managers$75,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $146,900120
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$65,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,290 – $139,290150

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSanta Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$207,900	$131,330 – $266,750	340
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$207,760	$130,950 – $282,620	700
3	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$195,650	$77,990 – $427,380	360
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,400	$107,600 – $289,730	110
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,920	$94,330 – $299,310	340
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$167,090	$81,300 – $261,630	900
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,160	$94,550 – $274,000	210
8	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,270	$91,990 – $298,410	760
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$159,950	$101,370 – $183,290	360
10	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$153,950	$77,320 – $359,180	150
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,940	$98,070 – $225,850	80
12	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$142,560	$87,900 – $165,770	70
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,620	$82,600 – $213,850	290
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,560	$78,270 – $207,160	290
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,290	$61,670 – $284,860	730
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$115,880	$62,940 – $213,150	170
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,810	$70,080 – $185,940	260
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,390	$54,910 – $241,950	3,410
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,200	$58,340 – $245,370	990
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,790	$61,900 – $192,050	380
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,050	$60,450 – $174,460	120
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$80,440	$46,750 – $161,920	100
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,920	$57,050 – $128,300	440
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,570	$47,630 – $129,840	450
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,750	$46,350 – $127,430	540
26	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,430	$46,850 – $146,900	120
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$65,480	$46,290 – $139,290	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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