Salaries in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area

Typical pay for 328 jobs in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area. The median for all workers is $54,730 a year ($26.31 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$54,730
Median hourly
$26.31
Workers
98,500
vs U.S. median
+7%

Highest paying jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Most common jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in California.

All 328 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Support Specialist$102,980$49.5150
Computer Occupations, All Other$107,990$51.92180
Computer Programmer$132,850$63.8790
Computer Systems Analyst$124,450$59.83490
Computer User Support Specialist$75,720$36.41210
Data Scientist$130,980$62.9780
Database Administrator$102,510$49.2840
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,810$57.12140
Operations Research Analyst$104,680$50.3350
Software Developer$156,910$75.44540
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$133,970$64.41100
Web and Digital Interface Designers$114,220$54.9160
Web Developer$81,350$39.1140

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$105,750$50.8440
Architectural and Civil Drafters$67,930$32.6640
Civil Engineer$118,050$56.76210
Computer Hardware Engineer$169,370$81.4380
Electrical Engineer$133,560$64.2190
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$182,840$87.9030
Engineers, All Other$141,150$67.86150
Environmental Engineer$130,270$62.6330
Industrial Engineer$131,740$63.34120
Mechanical Engineer$132,920$63.91190

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$164,790$79.23350
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,690$31.10150

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$126,410$60.7840
Audio and Video Technicians$56,790$27.3040
Coaches and Scouts$48,380—190
Editor$77,890$37.4530
Graphic Designer$64,510$31.0190
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$44,260$21.2860
Producers and Directors$77,530$37.2780
Public Relations Specialist$83,180$39.99180

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Acupuncturist$91,350$43.9250
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$83,100$39.9580
Dental Hygienist$130,600$62.79220
Dentists, General$175,950$84.5990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$142,150$68.3440
Dietitians and Nutritionists$103,760$49.8840
Emergency Medical Technician$51,970$24.9870
Family Medicine Physician$291,880$140.33n/a
General Internal Medicine Physician$430,970$207.20n/a
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,510$29.09130
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$81,000$38.94340
Medical Records Specialist$60,580$29.12100
Nurse Practitioner$167,190$80.38190
Occupational Therapist$130,420$62.70100
Opticians, Dispensing$55,950$26.9050
Optometrist$122,150$58.7350
Paramedic$71,390$34.3240
Pharmacist$161,940$77.86170
Pharmacy Technician$50,100$24.09260
Physical Therapist$124,790$60.00160
Physician Assistant$159,030$76.46120
Physicians, All Other$305,610$146.93190
Psychiatric Technician$43,710$21.01n/a
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$129,920$62.46110
Registered Nurse$170,960$82.191,750
Respiratory Therapist$134,880$64.8570
Speech-Language Pathologist$118,670$57.05110
Surgical Technologist$100,130$48.1480
Veterinarian$164,820$79.24130
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$62,810$30.20150

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$58,580$28.16370
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$50,870$24.46110
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$16.504,470
Massage Therapist$58,050$27.91110
Medical Assistant$50,090$24.08960
Medical Equipment Preparer$81,370$39.1250
Nursing Assistant$47,940$23.05440
Phlebotomist$59,800$28.7550
Physical Therapist Aide$39,210$18.85100
Physical Therapist Assistant$87,330$41.9960
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$47,150$22.67200

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$60,390$29.0450
Billing and Posting Clerks$58,400$28.08210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$61,960$29.791,120
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,570$29.12160
Customer Service Representative$48,110$23.13820
Data Entry Keyer$44,980$21.6350
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$57,100$27.45120
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,940$32.1830
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$84,090$40.43260
File Clerk$60,530$29.1060
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,410$37.22860
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$38,200$18.37260
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$61,600$29.6260
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,740$28.2490
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$57,840$27.8160
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$63,690$30.62100
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$77,780$37.4050
Library Assistants, Clerical$51,410$24.7270
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$61,350$29.5060
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,230$24.15720
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$72,830$35.02150
Office Clerks, General$41,040$19.733,360
Order Clerk$44,420$21.3660
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$68,380$32.88120
Postal Service Clerk$60,740$29.2050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070$29.84230
Procurement Clerk$55,920$26.8840
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$67,530$32.47240
Public Safety Telecommunicator$85,950$41.3290
Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,980$21.63510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,510$27.65960
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,340$23.24410
Teller$46,370$22.29180
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,950$22.0940

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Production Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations