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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $50,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,238 a month.

10th percentile
$38,470
25th percentile
$45,340
Median percentile
$50,000
75th percentile
$61,810
90th percentile
$79,110

Based on 880 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

$38,855 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,000
Federal income tax−$3,820
Social Security + Medicare−$3,825
California income tax (approx.)−$3,500
Monthly take-home$3,238
Every two weeks$1,494

Does it go far here?

$45,498Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
70%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in California