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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $61,260 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,926 a month.

10th percentile
$42,240
25th percentile
$47,240
Median percentile
$61,260
75th percentile
$72,960
90th percentile
$76,710

Based on 50 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

$47,114 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,260
Federal income tax−$5,171
Social Security + Medicare−$4,686
California income tax (approx.)−$4,288
Monthly take-home$3,926
Every two weeks$1,812

Does it go far here?

$55,744Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
58%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 coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in California