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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $61,960 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,969 a month.

10th percentile
$43,410
25th percentile
$50,480
Median percentile
$61,960
75th percentile
$77,800
90th percentile
$98,820

Based on 1,120 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

$47,628 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,960
Federal income tax−$5,255
Social Security + Medicare−$4,740
California income tax (approx.)−$4,337
Monthly take-home$3,969
Every two weeks$1,832

Does it go far here?

$56,381Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
57%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

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