# Medical sales jobs in Santa Barbara, California

> 15 open medical sales roles in Santa Barbara, California, at Abbott, AbbVie and Amgen and more. Re-checked nightly on employers' own careers sites.

Updated: November 10, 2026
Canonical: https://thelobbynetwork.com/medical-sales-jobs/santa-barbara-california

## Santa Barbara at a glance

As of November 10, 2026, The Lobby lists 15 open medical sales roles in Santa Barbara, California, the 13th most of any California city on The Lobby, with 13 posted in the last 60 days. Abbott, AbbVie, Amgen, Inizio Engage and Teva Pharmaceuticals are hiring the most.

Plus 52 California roles that name no city, not counted above.

## Posted pay

Median posted base pay in California (Santa Barbara has too few postings with pay to report on its own), postings from the last 60 days, and the US median posted OTE (on-target earnings: base plus commission or bonus at 100% of quota) from the last 30 days. These are what employers publish on open roles, not what reps earn.

| Role | Median base | US median OTE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Associate rep | $70k | $119k |
| Territory manager | $102k | $130k |
| Regional manager | $148k | $220k |
| Sales rep | $94k | $145k |
| Senior rep | $100k | $185k |
| Clinical specialist | $90k | $130k |
| Key account manager | $125k | $150k |

## Companies hiring in Santa Barbara

- [Abbott](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/abbott): 2 open roles
- [AbbVie](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/abbvie-commercial): 2 open roles
- [Amgen](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/amgen): 2 open roles
- [Inizio Engage](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/inizio-engage): 2 open roles
- [Teva Pharmaceuticals](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/teva-pharmaceuticals): 2 open roles
- [AstraZeneca](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/astrazeneca): 1 open role
- [IQVIA](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/iqvia): 1 open role
- [Medtronic](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/medtronic): 1 open role
- [Novartis](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/novartis): 1 open role
- [Pfizer](https://thelobbynetwork.com/companies/pfizer): 1 open role

## Questions

### How many medical sales jobs are open in Santa Barbara?

As of November 10, 2026, The Lobby lists 15 open medical sales roles in Santa Barbara, California. Roles are read from employers' own careers sites and re-checked nightly; a role we can no longer find there is taken off. Another 52 California roles name no city and are not counted here.

### How much do medical sales reps make in Santa Barbara?

Santa Barbara has too few postings with pay to report on its own. In California postings from the last 60 days, the median posted base pay is $70k for associate reps, $102k for territory managers and $148k for regional managers. Most roles pay commission or bonus on top of base.

### How much do medical sales reps make in Santa Barbara with commission?

Most Santa Barbara postings list base pay only. Across US postings from the last 30 days that list OTE (on-target earnings: base plus commission or bonus at 100% of quota), the median is $119k for associate reps, $130k for territory managers, $220k for regional managers, $145k for sales reps, $185k for senior reps, $130k for clinical specialists and $150k for key account managers.

### What is the highest paying medical sales job in Santa Barbara?

Among roles with enough postings to report, regional managers have the highest median posted base in California at $148k, followed by key account managers at $125k.

### Is Santa Barbara a good city for medical sales jobs?

Santa Barbara has the 13th most open medical sales roles of any California city on The Lobby (15 as of November 10, 2026), with 13 roles posted in the last 60 days.

### Which companies are hiring medical sales reps in Santa Barbara?

Abbott (2 roles), AbbVie (2), Amgen (2), Inizio Engage (2) and Teva Pharmaceuticals (2) have the most open Santa Barbara roles right now.

### Are there 1099 or independent medical sales jobs in Santa Barbara?

5 1099 and independent roles list California as a location on The Lobby: roles where the company said 1099, or where the posting named a staffing or sales agency. The Include 1099 opportunities filter on the job board shows them alongside W-2 roles.

### Are there medical device sales jobs in Santa Barbara?

Yes. 3 medical device sales roles are open in Santa Barbara, along with 12 pharmaceutical roles.

## How we count

Roles are read nightly from employers' own careers sites and re-checked each night; a role counts for Santa Barbara when Santa Barbara is one of its listed locations, and a role we can no longer find on the employer's site is taken off. Remote roles, and California roles that name no city, are not counted. Pay is posted pay, not earnings. Vocari, The Lobby's connector for AI assistants (https://thelobbynetwork.com/mcp), gives the same total for the same city.

- [Every open role in Santa Barbara](https://thelobbynetwork.com/medical-sales-jobs/santa-barbara-california)
- [All city pages](https://thelobbynetwork.com/medical-sales-jobs)
