SOC 27-2022 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Santa Maria, CA

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Santa Maria, California is $60,170 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,710: half of the 380 people in this job in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$60,170average per year

Median $46,710Take-home ≈ $48,724

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

380people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#9 of 23California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Santa Maria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,780 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Santa Maria earn between $38,690 and $64,940.

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,170$5,014—
Median$46,710$3,892—
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,690$3,224—
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,940$5,412—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Coaches and Scouts pay in Santa Maria vs. California and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Santa Maria earn about the same as the California average ($62,020) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Maria$60,170$46,710$36,420$100,780380
California$62,020$47,660$35,920$92,15031,150
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Santa Maria

On the average salary of $60,170, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $48,724 a year, or $4,060 a month and $1,874 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Santa Maria a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Maria area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.8), so the average $60,170 buys what about $55,304 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 16.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other California cities

Santa Maria ranks 9th of 23 California metro areas for this job; Salinas pays the most ($86,040).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Santa Maria: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Santa Maria?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Santa Maria?

About $48,724 a year ($4,060 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,170. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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