Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA is chief executive with an average annual salary of $182,820. The second highest paying job is architectural and engineering manager (average salary $144,900). The salary and the employment information in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$182,820	$96,290	350
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$144,900	$98,040	400
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$136,160	$80,190	80
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,120	$83,110	40
5	Medical and Health Services Managers	$133,130	$66,090	250
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,340	$85,330	490
7	Purchasing Managers	$124,100	$78,780	90
8	Financial Managers	$118,880	$69,040	660
9	All Other Managers	$116,810	$72,540	340
10	Marketing Managers	$114,550	$78,700	260
11	Industrial Production Managers	$111,240	$60,940	210
12	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$110,080	$88,760	0
13	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$106,550	$82,830	200
14	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$104,200	$56,650	130
15	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,040	$58,290	160
16	General and Operations Managers	$101,540	$54,010	3,300
17	Sales Managers	$97,990	$44,500	530
18	Financial Analysts	$95,640	$55,210	150
19	Construction Managers	$95,180	$53,830	220
20	Human Resources Managers	$93,410	$64,820	130
21	Audiologists	$91,600	$48,280	0
22	Personal Financial Advisors	$88,380	$36,960	230
23	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$86,610	$66,660	30
24	Administrative Services Managers	$85,990	$48,560	350
25	Management Analysts	$85,290	$54,040	550
26	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$84,950	$64,610	40
27	Microbiologists	$84,460	$55,080	40
28	Logisticians	$84,370	$52,290	100
29	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$84,320	$64,610	40
30	Labor Relations Specialists	$82,400	$58,070	50
31	Loan Officers	$80,290	$35,550	210
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$78,030	$51,470	80
33	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$77,600	$45,890	60
34	Other Engineering Technicians	$77,510	$55,480	80
35	Accountants and Auditors	$77,380	$49,510	1,140
36	Budget Analysts	$76,740	$54,910	120
37	Other Business Operations Specialists	$74,590	$36,090	1,450
38	Compliance Officers	$70,460	$50,580	200
39	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$68,130	$36,400	800
40	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$67,990	$38,480	360
41	Social and Community Service Managers	$67,920	$41,220	170
42	Cost Estimators	$67,500	$34,830	250
43	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$66,560	$44,630	110
44	Clergy	$65,600	$42,210	30
45	Stonemasons	$63,640	$30,580	0
46	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$63,350	$53,260	40
47	Other Financial Specialists	$62,840	$42,550	130
48	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$61,580	$39,520	0
49	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$60,720	$44,630	100
50	Human Resources Specialists	$60,520	$40,830	440
51	Credit Analysts	$60,350	$34,150	30
52	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$56,280	$49,740	0
53	Training and Development Specialists	$56,260	$27,900	180
54	Other Counselors	$55,810	$49,440	0
55	Property, Real Estate Managers	$55,780	$32,640	330
56	Brokerage Clerks	$54,600	$35,610	40
57	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$53,810	$33,970	0
58	Home Appliance Repairers	$52,030	$40,300	0
59	Social Science Research Assistants	$49,520	$32,510	60
60	Fundraisers	$48,630	$21,520	80
61	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$48,430	$34,870	200
62	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$48,320	$30,780	100
63	Legislators	$47,810	$33,300	90
64	Food Service Managers	$47,550	$28,650	580
65	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$46,990	$31,360	80
66	Tax Preparers	$46,940	$23,300	40
67	Lodging Managers	$46,920	$35,130	100
68	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$46,870	$36,450	70
69	Credit Counselors	$46,650	$35,450	30
70	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$45,770	$24,370	40
71	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,250	$31,080	40
72	Tapers	$42,250	$32,090	60
73	Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers	$42,240	$27,840	0
74	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$42,110	$22,760	200
75	Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	$40,240	$32,860	50
76	All Occupations	$37,140	$18,740	176,640
77	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$36,190	$21,070	50
78	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$35,650	$31,350	50
79	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,580	$22,660	60
80	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)	$34,380	$20,310	70
81	Electricians Helpers	$34,140	$26,490	190
82	Fence Erectors	$34,060	$25,770	0
83	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$32,590	$21,120	50
84	Food Batchmakers	$27,260	$21,040	0
85	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$24,100	$19,080	60
86	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$23,890	$18,040	0
87	Skincare Specialists	$23,310	$20,280	0
88	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$22,960	$19,980	0
89	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$22,170	$18,820	0
90	Motion Picture Projectionists	$21,430	$18,220	50
91	Telemarketers	$21,360	$17,510	340
92	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$20,360	$17,330	0

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