High paying management jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA run 9.9% above the national average (2024), so a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA salary is worth about 0.91× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$209,080
Bachelor's degree
$90,040 – $442,310220
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$206,880
Bachelor's degree
$127,890 – $283,38080
3Natural Sciences Managers$202,380
Bachelor's degree
$125,550 – $303,55080
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$198,770
Bachelor's degree
$126,980 – $306,260260
5Fundraising Managers$179,130
Bachelor's degree
$93,990 – $286,51030
6Education Administrators, Postsecondary$172,410
Master's degree
$109,620 – $286,70050
7Managers, All Other$170,650
Bachelor's degree
$86,110 – $268,950350
8Marketing Managers$168,980
Bachelor's degree
$83,540 – $292,680150
9Financial Managers$165,800
Bachelor's degree
$97,410 – $312,850400
10Human Resources Managers$164,570
Bachelor's degree
$85,150 – $272,610130
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$157,630
Master's degree
$83,100 – $197,630230
12Training and Development Managers$150,820
Bachelor's degree
$100,180 – $212,68040
13Medical and Health Services Managers$138,640
Bachelor's degree
$76,570 – $237,750460
14Industrial Production Managers$133,890
Bachelor's degree
$74,320 – $204,740120
15Construction Managers$128,730
Bachelor's degree
$85,080 – $174,870150
16Public Relations Managers$128,280
Bachelor's degree
$77,180 – $214,72040
17Sales Managers$117,090
Bachelor's degree
$60,690 – $241,950520
18Administrative Services Managers$117,010
Bachelor's degree
$74,360 – $214,380280
19Facilities Managers$114,670
Bachelor's degree
$71,380 – $214,130100
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$112,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,240 – $214,190110
21Education Administrators, All Other$109,890
Bachelor's degree
$63,780 – $215,70080
22General and Operations Managers$105,360
Bachelor's degree
$55,690 – $217,3401,770
23Social and Community Service Managers$81,130
Bachelor's degree
$59,430 – $138,130270
24Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$77,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $119,78070
25Food Service Managers$77,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500 – $110,500240
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$71,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,140 – $142,540230
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,210
Bachelor's degree
$46,760 – $93,69060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSanta Cruz-Watsonville, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$209,080	$90,040 – $442,310	220
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$206,880	$127,890 – $283,380	80
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$202,380	$125,550 – $303,550	80
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$198,770	$126,980 – $306,260	260
5	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$179,130	$93,990 – $286,510	30
6	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$172,410	$109,620 – $286,700	50
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$170,650	$86,110 – $268,950	350
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,980	$83,540 – $292,680	150
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,800	$97,410 – $312,850	400
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,570	$85,150 – $272,610	130
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$157,630	$83,100 – $197,630	230
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,820	$100,180 – $212,680	40
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,640	$76,570 – $237,750	460
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,890	$74,320 – $204,740	120
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,730	$85,080 – $174,870	150
16	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,280	$77,180 – $214,720	40
17	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,090	$60,690 – $241,950	520
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,010	$74,360 – $214,380	280
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,670	$71,380 – $214,130	100
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$112,570	$72,240 – $214,190	110
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,890	$63,780 – $215,700	80
22	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,360	$55,690 – $217,340	1,770
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,130	$59,430 – $138,130	270
24	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$77,610	$47,630 – $119,780	70
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,470	$46,500 – $110,500	240
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,070	$40,140 – $142,540	230
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$60,210	$46,760 – $93,690	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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