Sales Managers salary
in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Middle 50%
- $78,340–$166,870
- vs U.S. median
- -21%
- Metro rank
- #222 of 304
Sales Managers in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro earn a median of $117,090 a year, based on BLS estimates for 520 jobs (May 2025). That is 21% below the U.S. median of $148,270 and 13% below the CA statewide median of $134,910. It ranks #222 of 304 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE520 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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SALES MANAGERS PAY IN OTHER CA METROS
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAmedian $201,780
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAmedian $170,810
- Napa, CAmedian $137,770
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAmedian $132,330
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAmedian $119,750
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAmedian $117,940
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAmedian $113,980
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAmedian $107,720
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Questions
What is the average Sales Managers salary in Santa Cruz?
The BLS median is $117,090 a year (May 2025). Half of the 520 jobs pay between $78,340 and $166,870. The 10th percentile is $60,690 and the 90th is $241,950.
Is Santa Cruz a high-paying metro for Sales Managers?
That is 21% below the U.S. median of $148,270 and 13% below the CA statewide median of $134,910. It ranks #222 of 304 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Sales Managers make an hour in Santa Cruz?
About $56.29 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $117,090 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $37.66–$80.23 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.