Trucking pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $55,910 a year ($26.88 an hour), across 1,550 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 4.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,550 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $55,910 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,770 | $18.16 |
| 25th percentile | $45,510 | — |
| Median | $55,910 | $26.88 |
| 75th percentile | $64,470 | — |
| 90th percentile | $77,270 | $37.15 |
| Mean | $56,630 | $27.23 |
Light truck drivers
950 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $43,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,540 | $17.57 |
| 25th percentile | $38,850 | — |
| Median | $43,780 | $21.05 |
| 75th percentile | $53,150 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,580 | $40.18 |
| Mean | $50,650 | $24.35 |
Driver/sales workers
460 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $42,730 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,950 | $17.28 |
| 25th percentile | $39,260 | — |
| Median | $42,730 | $20.55 |
| 75th percentile | $50,690 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,180 | $28.45 |
| Mean | $46,030 | $22.13 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
570 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $42,740 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,820 | $18.18 |
| 25th percentile | $39,050 | — |
| Median | $42,740 | $20.55 |
| 75th percentile | $46,340 | — |
| 90th percentile | $62,160 | $29.88 |
| Mean | $45,440 | $21.85 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
230 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $50,130 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,160 | $18.83 |
| 25th percentile | $43,920 | — |
| Median | $50,130 | $24.10 |
| 75th percentile | $62,310 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,030 | $37.51 |
| Mean | $55,270 | $26.57 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
570 employed in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, median $58,820 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,320 | $21.79 |
| 25th percentile | $48,260 | — |
| Median | $58,820 | $28.28 |
| 75th percentile | $77,100 | — |
| 90th percentile | $95,670 | $45.99 |
| Mean | $65,410 | $31.45 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.