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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $65,600 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,191 a month.

10th percentile
$39,200
25th percentile
$44,290
Median percentile
$65,600
75th percentile
$96,670
90th percentile
$130,190

Based on 550 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

$50,298 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,600
Federal income tax−$5,692
Social Security + Medicare−$5,018
California income tax (approx.)−$4,592
Monthly take-home$4,191
Every two weeks$1,935

Does it go far here?

$59,693Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
54%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 sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salaries · Take-home pay in California