Salaries in Santa Cruz, CA
62K residents · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area
Santa Cruz, CA is part of the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Santa Cruz, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in California is $58,240. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Santa Cruz and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Santa Cruz
General Internal Medicine Physicians$430,970Physicians, All Other$305,610Family Medicine Physicians$291,880Chief Executives$209,080Architectural and Engineering Managers$206,880Natural Sciences Managers$202,380Computer and Information Systems Managers$198,770Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$182,840Fundraising Managers$179,130Dentists, General$175,950First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$172,590Education Administrators, Postsecondary$172,410
Most common jobs in Santa Cruz
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320
- Retail Salespersons$38,620
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$43,400
- General and Operations Managers$105,360
- Registered Nurses$170,960
- Cashiers$37,390
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,050
- Stockers and Order Fillers$38,710
- Customer Service Representatives$48,110
- Office Clerks, General$41,040
- Waiters and Waitresses$35,930
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,780