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Technology salaries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA for 540 of our roles, covering 32 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $207,760.

All-occupation median, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,690SOC 00-0000, BLS
All-occupation employment200,760BLS estimate

Several titles share one BLS occupation and show identical figures. Each title's mapping is on its own page.

Annual pay by role in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. AI Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Business Systems Manager: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Chief AI Officer: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Chief Data Officer / Head of Data: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Chief Data Officer / VP of Data: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Chief Digital Officer: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. CIO: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. CISO: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620. Construction Tech Engineering Manager: 10th percentile $130,950, 25th percentile $167,790, median $207,760, 75th percentile $256,480, 90th percentile $282,620AI Engineering Manager$207,760AI Engineering Manager$207,760Business Systems Manager$207,760Chief AI Officer$207,760Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$207,760Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$207,760Chief Digital Officer$207,760CIO$207,760CISO$207,760Construction Tech Engineering Manager$207,760$110,000$160,000$210,000$260,000$310,000

Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

View every role in the published wage table
Roles in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#RoleMedianP25 to P75Employmentvs all occupationsLQ
1AI Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
2AI Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
3Business Systems Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
4Chief AI Officer$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
5Chief Data Officer / Head of Data$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
6Chief Data Officer / VP of Data$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
7Chief Digital Officer$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
8CIO$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
9CISO$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
10Construction Tech Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
11Construction Tech Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
12Construction Technology Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
13Construction Technology Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
14CTO$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
15Data Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
16Data Governance Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
17Deputy CISO / BISO$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
18Director of Construction Technology / Innovation$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
19Director of Data Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
20Director of Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
21Director of Enterprise Applications$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
22Director of Information Security$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
23Director of IT Operations$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
24Embedded Software Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
25Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
26Enterprise Applications Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
27Fintech Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
28Fintech Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
29Head of AI$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
30Head of AI / VP of AI$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
31Head of Data Science$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
32Head of Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
33Head of Infrastructure$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
34Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
35Health Systems IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
36Infrastructure Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
37IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
38IT Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
39IT Service Management Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
40Machine Learning Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
41Manufacturing IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
42Manufacturing IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
43MSP IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
44MSP Service Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
45Network Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
46NOC Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
47Platform Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
48Procore Construction Technology Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
49Procore Construction Technology Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
50QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
51SaaS Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
52SaaS Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
53Security Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
54Senior Director of Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
55Senior Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
56Senior IT Director$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
57Service Desk Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
58SOC Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
59Software Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
60Solutions Engineering Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
61Startup CTO$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
62SVP of Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
63vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
64VP of Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
65VP of Infrastructure$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
66VP of IT$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
67VP of Platform Engineering$207,760$167,790 to $256,4807004.02x0.81
68Applied Scientist$171,880$131,810 to $198,950703.33x1.44
69Research Engineer$171,880$131,810 to $198,950703.33x1.44
70Research Scientist$171,880$131,810 to $198,950703.33x1.44
71Research Scientist / Applied Scientist$171,880$131,810 to $198,950703.33x1.44
72Analytics Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
73AWS Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
74AWS Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
75Big Data Engineer (Spark)$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
76Data Architect$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
77Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
78Data Platform Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
79Data Warehouse Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
80Database Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
81Databricks Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
82Databricks Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
83ETL / ELT Developer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
84Lead Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
85Remote Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
86Senior Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
87Snowflake Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
88Snowflake Data Engineer$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
89Streaming Data Engineer (Kafka / Flink)$159,240$126,170 to $183,370403.08x0.43
90.NET / C# Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
91.NET / C# Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
92.NET / C# Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
93.NET / C# Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
94.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
95AI Agent Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
96AI Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
97Android Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
98Angular Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
99API / Integration Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
100Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
101Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
102C++ Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
103C++ Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
104Cleared Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
105Computer Vision Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
106Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
107Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
108Construction Tech AI Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
109ConTech Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
110Cross-Platform Mobile Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
111Distinguished Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
112Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
113Elixir Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
114Embedded Linux Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
115Embedded Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
116Financial Services Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
117Financial Services Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
118Fintech AI Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
119Firmware Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
120Flutter Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
121Forward Deployed Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
122Founding Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
123Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
124Go (Golang) Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
125Go Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
126Go Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
127Healthtech Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
128Healthtech Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
129HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
130Hybrid Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
131Implementation Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
132iOS Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
133IoT Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
134Java Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
135Java Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
136Java Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
137Junior Embedded Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
138Junior Software Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
139Lead Embedded Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
140Lead Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
141Lead Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
142LLM / Generative AI Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
143Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
144Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
145ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
146MLOps Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
147Mobile Architect$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
148Mobile Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
149NetSuite Administrator / Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
150NLP Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
151NLP Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
152Node.js Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
153Node.js Backend Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
154Node.js Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
155Node.js Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
156PHP / Laravel Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
157Principal Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
158Principal Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
159Principal Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
160Product Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
161Public Sector Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
162Public Sector Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
163Python Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
164Python Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
165Python Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
166React Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
167React Native Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
168Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
169Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
170Remote Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
171Robotics Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
172RPA Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
173Ruby on Rails Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
174Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
175Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
176Rust Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
177SaaS AI Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
178SaaS Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
179Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
180SAP ABAP Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
181Scala Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
182Senior / Staff ML Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
183Senior Android Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
184Senior Embedded Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
185Senior iOS Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
186Senior Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
187Senior Salesforce Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
188Senior Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
189ServiceNow Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
190Software Architect$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
191Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
192Staff and Principal Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
193Staff Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
194Staff Machine Learning Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
195Staff Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
196Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
197TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
198Vue.js Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
199Web3 / Blockchain Engineer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
200Workday Integration Developer$158,290$127,490 to $173,6601,6803.06x0.77
201Hardware / Electrical Engineer$148,440$121,180 to $174,240602.87x0.6
202Associate Solutions Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
203Customer Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
204Director / VP of Solutions Engineering$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
205Lead Solutions Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
206Sales Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
207Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
208Senior Solutions Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
209Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales)$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
210Solutions Engineer$143,970$108,560 to $168,740402.79x0.59
211FPGA Engineer$135,810$114,750 to $181,0001602.63x1.28
212SCADA / Controls Engineer$134,640$101,440 to $169,7802302.60x0.88
213AI Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
214Application Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
215Cloud Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
216Detection Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
217DevSecOps Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
218Fintech Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
219Govtech Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
220Health Systems Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
221IAM Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
222Incident Responder / DFIR Analyst$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
223Incident Response / DFIR$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
224Junior Cybersecurity Analyst$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
225Lead Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
226Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
227OT / ICS Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
228Penetration Tester$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
229Privacy Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
230Product Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
231Red Team Operator$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
232SaaS Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
233Security Architect$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
234Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
235Senior Security Engineer$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
236SOC Analyst$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
237SOC Analyst Tier 1$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
238SOC Analyst Tier 2$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
239SOC Analyst Tier 3$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
240Threat Hunter$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
241Threat Intelligence Analyst$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
242Vulnerability Management Analyst$130,770$100,780 to $163,7501402.53x0.56
243Cisco Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
244Cisco Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
245Cloud Architect$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
246Data Center Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
247Data Center Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
248Junior Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
249Juniper Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
250Juniper Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
251Lead Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
252MSP Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
253MSP Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
254Network Architect$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
255Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
256Senior Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
257Solutions Architect$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
258VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
259Wireless Network Engineer$128,990$124,540 to $165,5701302.50x0.55
260Access Provisioning Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
261Change Coordinator$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
262Chief Architect$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
263CMDB Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
264Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
265Enterprise Architect$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
266GIS Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
267GIS Analyst / GIS Technician$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
268IT Asset Management Specialist$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
269ITSM Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
270ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
271Knowledge Management Specialist$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
272Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
273Senior IT Asset Management Specialist$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
274Software Asset / Licensing Analyst$128,390$94,230 to $159,0106702.48x1.18
275Business Systems Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
276Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
277Customer Onboarding Specialist$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
278Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
279Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
280EDI Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
281Epic Application Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
282Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
283Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
284ERP Support Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
285HRIS Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
286Implementation Manager$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
287Implementation Specialist$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
288Junior Salesforce Administrator$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
289Junior Systems Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
290MES Engineer$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
291Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
292Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
293Procore Administrator$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
294Salesforce Administrator$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
295Salesforce Architect$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
296Salesforce Functional Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
297Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
298SAP Basis Administrator$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
299SAP S/4HANA Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
300Senior Business Systems Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
301Senior Systems Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
302ServiceNow Administrator$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
303ServiceNow Architect$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
304Systems Analyst$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
305Workday Financials Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
306Workday HCM Consultant$120,680$88,960 to $141,2507202.33x1.08
307BI Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
308BI Developer$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
309Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
310Data Migration / Conversion Specialist$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
311Data Quality Analyst / Data Steward$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
312Data Scientist$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
313Decision Scientist$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
314Health Systems Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
315Health Systems Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
316Junior Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
317Lead Data Scientist$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
318NLP Engineer$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
319Power BI Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
320Power BI Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
321Product Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
322Recommendation Systems Engineer$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
323Reporting Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
324Senior Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
325Senior Data Scientist$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
326SQL Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
327SQL Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
328Tableau Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
329Tableau Data Analyst$113,990$82,110 to $159,1501902.21x0.55
330Accessibility Tester$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
331Fintech QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
332Healthtech QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
333Junior QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
334Lead QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
335Mobile QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
336Performance Test Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
337QA Analyst$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
338QA Automation Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
339QA Automation Engineer / SDET$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
340QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
341QA Tester / Manual QA Tester$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
342SaaS QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
343SDET$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
344Senior QA Engineer$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
345Test Automation Architect$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
346UAT Tester / UAT Coordinator$110,640$97,630 to $141,0102302.14x0.95
347AV Programmer$109,690$83,260 to $128,0901402.12x1.2
348Mainframe / COBOL Developer$109,690$83,260 to $128,0901402.12x1.2
349Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)$109,690$83,260 to $128,0901402.12x1.2
350SQL Developer$109,690$83,260 to $128,0901402.12x1.2
351Agile Coach$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
352Associate IT Project Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
353Associate Technical Program Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
354AV Project Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
355Delivery Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
356Deployment Coordinator$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
357Director of PMO / Head of Delivery$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
358ERP Project Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
359IT Business Analyst$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
360IT PMO Analyst$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
361IT Program Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
362IT Project Coordinator$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
363IT Project Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
364Principal Technical Program Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
365Release Train Engineer (SAFe)$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
366Scrum Master$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
367Scrum Master / Agile Coach$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
368Senior / Principal TPM$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
369Senior Technical Program Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
370Technical Program Manager$106,250$78,500 to $133,4601,0302.06x0.75
371Database Administrator$104,880$89,320 to $143,720902.03x0.96
372Database Analyst$104,880$89,320 to $143,720902.03x0.96
373API / Developer Documentation Writer$104,450$84,280 to $135,670602.02x1.01
374Junior Technical Writer$104,450$84,280 to $135,670602.02x1.01
375Senior Technical Writer$104,450$84,280 to $135,670602.02x1.01
376Technical Writer$104,450$84,280 to $135,670602.02x1.01
377Design Engineer / UX Engineer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
378Design Systems Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
379Interaction Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
380Junior Product Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
381Lead Product Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
382Principal Product Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
383Product Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
384Senior Product Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
385UI Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
386UX Designer$103,430$77,260 to $156,3101902.00x1.3
387Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
388AWS Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
389AWS DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
390AWS Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
391AWS Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
392Azure Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
393Azure DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
394Azure DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
395Azure Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
396Build and Release Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
397Business Applications / SaaS Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
398Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
399CRM Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
400Developer Experience Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
401DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
402Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
403ERP Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
404Fintech Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
405GCP Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
406GCP Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
407GCP Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
408GCP Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
409Google Workspace Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
410Govtech Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
411Govtech Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
412Infrastructure Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
413Junior Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
414Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
415Kubernetes DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
416Kubernetes Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
417Linux Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
418Linux Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
419Linux Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
420Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
421Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
422Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
423MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
424MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
425MSP Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
426MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
427Observability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
428Platform Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
429SaaS Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
430Senior Cloud Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
431Senior DevOps Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
432Senior ERP Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
433Senior Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
434Senior Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
435Senior Systems Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
436SharePoint Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
437Site Reliability Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
438Staff Platform Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
439Storage and Backup Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
440Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
441Systems Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
442Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
443UKG (Kronos) Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
444Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
445Windows Server Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
446Windows Server Systems Administrator$101,310$90,820 to $125,0603301.96x0.82
447Fiber Optic Technician$95,340$63,430 to $100,050401.84x0.34
448Command Center / IT Operations Center Analyst$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
449Network Technician$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
450NOC Analyst (Tier 2)$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
451NOC Engineer$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
452NOC Technician$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
453NOC Technician (Tier 1)$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
454Patch Management Analyst$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
455Senior Network Technician$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
456Senior NOC Analyst$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
457Wireless and DAS Technician$88,670$76,390 to $115,7401001.72x0.55
458GRC Analyst$85,780$72,700 to $113,9504001.66x0.74
459GRC Manager$85,780$72,700 to $113,9504001.66x0.74
460IT Procurement Specialist$82,040$67,550 to $103,4104901.59x0.77
461IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst$82,040$67,550 to $103,4104901.59x0.77
462Application Support Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
463Bilingual Help Desk Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
464Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
465Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
466Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
467Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
468Bilingual Service Desk Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
469Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
470Cleared Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
471Construction Tech IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
472Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
473Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
474Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
475Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
476Desktop Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
477Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
478Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
479Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
480Enterprise Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
481Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
482Fintech Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
483Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
484Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
485Google Workspace IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
486Govtech Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
487Health Systems Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
488Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
489Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
490Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
491Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
492Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
493Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
494IT Field Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
495IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
496Jobsite IT Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
497Jobsite IT Technician (construction)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
498Junior Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
499Junior IT Field Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
500Mac and Apple Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
501Mac Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
502Mac Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
503Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
504Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
505MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
506MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
507MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
508MSP IT Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
509MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
510POS and Retail Technology Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
511Production Support Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
512Remote Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
513Senior Desktop Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
514Senior IT Field Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
515Senior Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
516Service Desk Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
517Technical Support Engineer$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
518Technical Support Specialist$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
519Tier 3 Support Analyst$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
520Traveling Rollout Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
521VIP / Executive Support Technician$80,520$68,760 to $85,6609601.56x1.04
522Epic Credentialed Trainer$75,890$48,880 to $109,4804501.47x0.76
523IT Trainer$75,890$48,880 to $109,4804501.47x0.76
524IT Trainer / End User Trainer$75,890$48,880 to $109,4804501.47x0.76
525Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman$75,690$69,580 to $84,9901101.46x0.61
526Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician$75,690$69,580 to $84,9901101.46x0.61
527Structured Cabling Technician$75,690$69,580 to $84,9901101.46x0.61
528Telecom / VoIP Technician$75,690$69,580 to $84,9901101.46x0.61
529AV Installation Technician$68,940$48,360 to $85,510701.33x0.75
530AV Technician$68,940$48,360 to $85,510701.33x0.75
531AV Technician and AV Installer$68,940$48,360 to $85,510701.33x0.75
532Lead AV Technician$68,940$48,360 to $85,510701.33x0.75
533Critical Facilities Technician$52,780$45,760 to $66,1901,9801.02x1
534Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)$52,780$45,760 to $66,1901,9801.02x1
535Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator$50,130$43,920 to $62,3102300.97x0.86
536MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher$50,130$43,920 to $62,3102300.97x0.86
537Data Center Technician$48,220$40,070 to $63,880300.93x0.37
538Smart Hands / Data Center Technician$48,220$40,070 to $63,880300.93x0.37
539Smart Hands Technician$48,220$40,070 to $63,880300.93x0.37
540IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)$48,100$40,740 to $58,0706900.93x0.65

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

"vs all occupations" divides the role's annual median by the area's all-occupations annual median. LQ is employment concentration, not a pay adjustment.

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

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What do these figures mean for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

For technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, the May 2025 median is $207,760 per year for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021); it describes workers in that BLS occupation and geography, not an independent survey of this recruiting title or a quote for a candidate with a particular background.

The middle half of the occupation behind technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA runs from $167,790 to $256,480, a $88,690 band; compare responsibilities before using those endpoints in an offer, because the distribution does not identify junior, senior or management pay grades.

For technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, the outer published markers are $130,950 at P10 and $282,620 at P90; an amount between those points has no exact percentile assigned here, while a source-marked lower bound stays open and an unavailable wage stays unavailable rather than becoming zero.

The technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of $32,620; both cells use SOC 11-3021, and the difference is neither a cost-of-living adjustment nor a premium every local candidate receives for doing the job.

Area comparisons for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA include San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA at $167,910 and Bakersfield-Delano, CA at $164,470; these metros are selected by Census reference-point distance, not commuting time, and each figure remains tied to its own BLS area rather than replacing an unpublished local estimate.

No comparable May 2024 median is available for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $207,760 May 2025 median stands on its own reference period, and the missing earlier cell establishes neither growth nor decline in wages for the occupation or this opening.

When discussing an offer for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $207,760 occupation median; OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits, making it neither pure base salary nor total compensation for the person you hire.

BLS employment for the occupation behind technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 700; this describes employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), not available applicants, so use it to understand the occupation's presence while keeping the search for a person with your required systems knowledge and ownership scope separate.

Which national industries report pay for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

The table below gives released national industry medians for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), selected for this technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA discussion. These CTO industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

National industry rows for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, BLS May 2025
BLS industryNAICSPublished medianEmployment
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities523000$214,46018,630
Nondepository Credit Intermediation522200$207,1606,000
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank521000$206,320670
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank521100$206,320670
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation522290$205,3103,660
Software Publishers513200$202,25035,120

Questions about technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Which occupation prices technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

The technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA figures use Computer and Information Systems Managers, SOC 11-3021. BLS does not release an exact rate for an employer's particular CTO opening in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

Does the technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA band price seniority?

The $167,790 to $256,480 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.

Can I treat the May 2025 technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median as a complete offer?

The $207,760 wage cell for technology hiring in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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