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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Santa Cruz, CA

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earns $83,030 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,119 a month.

10th percentile
$62,450
25th percentile
$70,930
Median percentile
$83,030
75th percentile
$102,520
90th percentile
$108,250

Based on 60 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

$61,430 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,030
Federal income tax−$9,437
Social Security + Medicare−$6,352
California income tax (approx.)−$5,812
Monthly take-home$5,119
Every two weeks$2,363

Does it go far here?

$75,553Median pay in Santa Cruz, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 109.9 vs 100).
44%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

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