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Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median cleaners of vehicles and equipment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $37,360 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,465 a month.

10th percentile
$35,740
25th percentile
$36,150
Median percentile
$37,360
75th percentile
$45,720
90th percentile
$50,950

Based on 200 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

$29,584 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,360
Federal income tax−$2,303
Social Security + Medicare−$2,858
California income tax (approx.)−$2,615
Monthly take-home$2,465
Every two weeks$1,138

Does it go far here?

$33,996Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
92%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 cleaners of vehicles and equipment salaries · Take-home pay in California