Amazon salaries in Santa Maria, CA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings by Amazon in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$129,400
Middle 50%$108.5k–$156.2k
vs. all employers here+8%comparison median $120,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,258 and $179,221.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,599
25th$108,451
50th (median)$129,400
75th$156,229
90th$168,542

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $90k $130k FY2021: median $65,645 (24 filings) FY2022: median $115,752 (30 filings) FY2023: median $98,828 (16 filings) FY2024: median $121,050 (24 filings) FY2025: median $123,605 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 30
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$65,645$44,637$84,70324
FY2022$115,752$80,500$160,00030
FY2023$98,828$85,592$143,53416
FY2024$121,050$95,025$142,70024
FY2025$123,605$105,212$138,32012
FY2026–––5

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Data Scientisttoo few7
Software Engineertoo few6
IT Managertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Santa Maria, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.