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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median automotive body and related repairers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $62,610 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,009 a month.

10th percentile
$39,410
25th percentile
$48,040
Median percentile
$62,610
75th percentile
$75,410
90th percentile
$83,550

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,104 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,610
Federal income tax−$5,333
Social Security + Medicare−$4,790
California income tax (approx.)−$4,383
Monthly take-home$4,009
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$56,972Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,264 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$170,960
Software Developers$156,910
Sales Managers$117,090
General and Operations Managers$105,360
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$99,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,810
Accountants and Auditors$84,920
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,010

All automotive body and related repairers salaries · Take-home pay in California