BLS metro-level wage data places Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA at a median of $48,460 per year ($23.30/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $49,230, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara pays 2% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 260 installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all others are employed across the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA in SOC 49-9099.

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara pay distribution spans from $36,420 at the 10th percentile to $72,520 at the 90th — a 2.0× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $39,830 and the 75th at $59,660, so half of Santa Maria-Santa Barbara-based installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all others earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.