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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $51,210 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,312 a month.

10th percentile
$40,850
25th percentile
$46,850
Median percentile
$51,210
75th percentile
$70,010
90th percentile
$91,780

Based on 260 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

$39,743 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,210
Federal income tax−$3,965
Social Security + Medicare−$3,918
California income tax (approx.)−$3,585
Monthly take-home$3,312
Every two weeks$1,529

Does it go far here?

$46,599Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
68%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in California