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Average First-Line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

First-Line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earn a median annual salary of $48,520, which is -18.2% compared to the national median. There are 710 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (metro area).

$48,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median annual wage
$23/hour median
-18.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $59,320
710
Local employment
3.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
19.72
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,000
25th
$42,750
Median
$48,520
75th
$67,610
90th
$78,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
108.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,596
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 149.8%
Rents: 151.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Psychiatrists $333,300 1.64
Physicians, All Other $296,960 0.62
Family Medicine Physicians $287,230 3.13
Architectural And Engineering Managers $207,900 1.21
Computer And Information Systems Managers $207,760 0.81
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $202,030 2.10
Chief Executives $195,650 1.38
Natural Sciences Managers $175,400 0.77

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has salary data for 438 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Psychiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for First-Line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, First-Line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 8,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.