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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Santa Cruz, CA

Estimates come from the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Food Preparation Workers in Santa Cruz, CA is $39,110, 11% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Santa Cruz sits within the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA area, Food Preparation Workers pay runs from $35,170 to $50,540 a year, with about 830 people employed.

Median annual

$39,110

Median hourly

$19

Average annual

$42,060

Employed in metro

830

Pay distribution

10th$35,170
25th$36,810
Median$39,110
75th$45,280
90th$50,540

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Hourly
$18.80
Daily
$150
Weekly
$752
Bi-weekly
$1,504
Monthly
$3,259
Annual
$39,110

$39,110 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Preparation Workerss in Santa Cruz, CA. The median is $39,110.

Food Preparation Workers in other metro areas

  • Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,680
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,580
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,830
  • Napa, CA$42,810
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$42,640
  • Yakima, WA$41,750
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,000
  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,140