Cashiers pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

$39,780avg. a year
$19.13 an hour · 4,170 employed

Cashiers in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area earn an average of $39,780 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $40,060. The U.S. average is $33,180.

$36,600Median pay
$19.13Average hourly
-1%vs. California average
4,170Jobs in this metro

Other California metro areas

Average pay for cashiers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.

116,530 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$45,090
$21.68 an hour
238,250 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$43,260
$20.80 an hour
35,030 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$41,880
$20.14 an hour
41,540 jobs
Napa, CA
$41,240
$19.83 an hour
53,630 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$40,940
$19.68 an hour
62,530 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$40,710
$19.57 an hour
74,020 jobs
Salinas, CA
$40,040
$19.25 an hour
830,420 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$39,820
$19.15 an hour
93,010 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$39,740
$19.11 an hour
1019,910 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$39,730
$19.10 an hour
11109,940 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$39,550
$19.01 an hour
127,620 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$39,520
$19.00 an hour
134,890 jobs
Modesto, CA
$39,300
$18.90 an hour
142,090 jobs
Chico, CA
$39,000
$18.75 an hour
155,900 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$38,910
$18.71 an hour
1635,730 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$38,650
$18.58 an hour
178,350 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$38,160
$18.35 an hour
181,410 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$38,020
$18.28 an hour
191,920 jobs
Redding, CA
$37,810
$18.18 an hour
209,780 jobs
Fresno, CA
$37,790
$18.17 an hour
211,130 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$37,530
$18.04 an hour
222,250 jobs
Merced, CA
$37,450
$18.00 an hour
231,960 jobs
El Centro, CA
$37,060
$17.82 an hour
244,110 jobs
Visalia, CA
$36,990
$17.78 an hour

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How Santa Maria-Santa Barbara compares

Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.

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Related jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

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Retail Salespersons$41,690
Counter and Rental Clerks$48,580
Parts Salespersons$48,260
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$87,020
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$85,180
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$55,920

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Questions and answers

How much do cashiers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara?

The average is $39,780 a year, and the median is $36,600. About 4,170 people work in this job in the metro area.

Is that more than the California average?

That is about the same as the California average of $40,060.

Is this job common in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara?

It makes up 20.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 times the national share.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2011. Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42200). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.