Dietetic Technicians Salary — Santa Maria, California

The average Dietetic Technicians in Santa Maria, California earns $42,370 a year.

$42,370 / year, mean
↑ 0.6% above national average 12th percentile in California

Santa Maria is among the lowest-paying cities in California for this specific role. That's close to the national average for dietetic technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.5%
Cost of living 109 #14 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $1,005,339 #4 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $95,977 #18 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Santa Maria ranks #14 for cost of living and #4 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $57,970 Portland $57,790 Albany $54,710 San Francisco $53,540 Redding $52,710 Seattle $52,190 Oxnard $51,150 New York $50,390 Sacramento $50,220 Stockton $49,270 Santa Rosa $49,220 Syracuse $49,120 Riverside $47,730 Modesto $47,080 Rochester $46,400 Los Angeles $46,140 San Diego $45,820 Vallejo $44,110 Buffalo $43,980 Chico $43,980 Bakersfield $43,540 Kiryas Joel $43,160 Chicago $42,800 Santa Maria $42,370 Lexington $41,120 Virginia Beach $40,330 Visalia $40,130 Richmond $39,170 Rockford $38,760 Tampa $38,420 Ann Arbor $37,940 Jackson $37,920 Indianapolis $37,850 Traverse City $37,800 Philadelphia $37,350 Sarasota $36,980 Allentown $36,900 Detroit $36,540 Orlando $36,420 Lansing $36,410 Grand Rapids $36,380 Miami $36,190 Port St. Lucie $36,120 San Antonio $36,020 Deltona $35,910 Pittsburgh $35,760 Baltimore $35,620 Reading $35,620 Fort Myers $35,530 Jacksonville $35,480 Harrisburg $35,020 South Bend $34,870 Dallas $34,510 Altoona $34,400 Lexington Park $33,990 Lancaster $33,960 Houston $33,820 Scranton $33,730 El Paso $33,640 Homosassa Springs $33,180 Pensacola $33,080 York $33,030 Lakeland $32,570 Erie $31,950 Louisville $30,420 McAllen $28,140
CityMean salaryvs. Santa Maria
Albany, New York$54,710+29.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$36,900-12.9%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$34,400-18.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$37,940-10.5%
Bakersfield, California$43,540+2.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$35,620-15.9%
Buffalo, New York$43,980+3.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$35,530-16.1%
Chicago, Illinois$42,800+1.0%
Chico, California$43,980+3.8%
Dallas, Texas$34,510-18.6%
Deltona, Florida$35,910-15.2%
Detroit, Michigan$36,540-13.8%
El Paso, Texas$33,640-20.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$31,950-24.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$36,380-14.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$35,020-17.3%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$33,180-21.7%
Houston, Texas$33,820-20.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$37,850-10.7%
Jackson, Michigan$37,920-10.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$35,480-16.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$43,160+1.9%
Lakeland, Florida$32,570-23.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$33,960-19.8%
Lansing, Michigan$36,410-14.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,120-3.0%
Lexington Park, Maryland$33,990-19.8%
Los Angeles, California$46,140+8.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$30,420-28.2%
McAllen, Texas$28,140-33.6%
Miami, Florida$36,190-14.6%
Modesto, California$47,080+11.1%
New York, New York$50,390+18.9%
Sarasota, Florida$36,980-12.7%
Orlando, Florida$36,420-14.0%
Oxnard, California$51,150+20.7%
Pensacola, Florida$33,080-21.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$37,350-11.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,760-15.6%
Portland, Oregon$57,790+36.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$36,120-14.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$35,620-15.9%
Redding, California$52,710+24.4%
Richmond, Virginia$39,170-7.6%
Riverside, California$47,730+12.7%
Rochester, New York$46,400+9.5%
Rockford, Illinois$38,760-8.5%
Sacramento, California$50,220+18.5%
San Antonio, Texas$36,020-15.0%
San Diego, California$45,820+8.1%
San Francisco, California$53,540+26.4%
San Jose, California$57,970+36.8%
Santa Rosa, California$49,220+16.2%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$33,730-20.4%
Seattle, Washington$52,190+23.2%
South Bend, Indiana$34,870-17.7%
Stockton, California$49,270+16.3%
Syracuse, New York$49,120+15.9%
Tampa, Florida$38,420-9.3%
Traverse City, Michigan$37,800-10.8%
Vallejo, California$44,110+4.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$40,330-4.8%
Visalia, California$40,130-5.3%
York, Pennsylvania$33,030-22.0%
Gross salary
42,370/yr
Estimated take-home
35,394/yr
Est. total withheld
16.5%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Santa Maria

These notes add local color around Santa Maria, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-2051 SOC code
Official area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42200 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Santa Barbara
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
443,975