15 banks and credit unions have branches in Salinas. The Bank Fee Index holds published fees for 10 of them.
The count includes institutions based elsewhere that have a branch here.
Largest gap from California
Salinas counts institutions with a branch here, wherever headquartered. California counts institutions headquartered in the state.
Salinas
9 institutions with a branch here
$35
California
125 institutions headquartered in California
$25
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Chosen as the fee whose Salinas median sits furthest from California's in percentage terms, among fees at least 5 local institutions publish.
Pick a fee to compare Salinas with California and the U.S. Each amount below links to the fee schedule it was read from, and an empty cell says why.
Published amounts here run from $10 to $50.
Median published overdraft fee
Salinas
9 institutions with a branch here
$35
California
125 institutions headquartered in California
$25
U.S.
2,605 institutions in the index
$30
Salinas covers every institution with a branch here, wherever it is headquartered. California covers institutions headquartered in the state. U.S. covers every institution in the Bank Fee Index.
15 institutions, 9 with a published overdraft fee.
Bank · based in Sioux Falls, SD · 5 branches here
Account not yet known
“Our overdraft fee for Consumer checking accounts is $35 per item (whether the overdraft is by check, ATM withdrawal, debit card transaction, or other electronic means), and we char”
Bank · based in Columbus, OH · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“+$34 OVERDRAFT FEE)”
Bank · based in Charlotte, NC · 3 branches here
Account not yet known
“Overdraft Items | Overdraft Item Fee | $10.00 each item”
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“• U.S. Bank will charge an Overdraft Paid Fee of $36.00 for each overdraft item we pay on your behalf. Whether we”
Bank · based in Walnut Creek, CA · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“We will charge an Overdraft or Returned Item fee of $35 for any presented item greater than $10 that overdraws your account by more than $10 after posting all transactions at the e”
Bank · based in Salinas, CA · 2 branches here
Bank · based in Cincinnati, OH · 2 branches here
Account not yet known
“If Overdraft Coverage is used, the per item fee for each overdraft is $37 per item.”
Bank · based in Santa Cruz, CA · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Gilroy, CA · 1 branch here
Bank · based in Monterey, CA · 1 branch here
Largest banks by local bank deposits
Share of the $5.1 billion in bank deposits at branches here, FDIC Summary of Deposits 2026. Credit unions report no deposits by branch.
County context: Monterey County
Deposits and branches cover the City of Salinas. Population and income cover Monterey County, the county with most of Salinas's bank branches, not the city alone. This is background. None of it sets or explains a fee.
Bank deposits
Change at branches here, 2021 to 2026
Bank branches
Change in branch count, 2016 to 2026
Population
Change between the 2022 and 2024 Census estimates
Median household income
Census estimate, 2024
Deposits and branches: FDIC Summary of Deposits, 2026 and earlier years. Population and income: Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for Monterey County.
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