Waiters and Waitresses 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 Waiters and Waitresses in Santa Cruz, CA is $35,930, 2% 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, Waiters and Waitresses pay runs from $34,400 to $79,330 a year, with about 1.6K people employed.
Median annual
$35,930
Median hourly
$17
Average annual
$45,020
Employed in metro
1.6K
Pay distribution
10th$34,400
25th$35,280
Median$35,930
75th$38,910
90th$79,330
Salary calculator
- Hourly
- $17.27
- Daily
- $138
- Weekly
- $691
- Bi-weekly
- $1,382
- Monthly
- $2,994
- Annual
- $35,930
$35,930 a year is around the 50th percentile for Waiters and Waitressess in Santa Cruz, CA. The median is $35,930.
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- Walla Walla, WA$56,730
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