Food Preparation Worker pay in Santa Cruz-Watsonville
What food preparation workers earn in Santa Cruz, CA. Median $39,110 (+11% vs US) across 830 local BLS-surveyed workers.
Food Preparation Worker in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CABLS OEWS · May 2025
$39,110Median annual wage+11% vs national
$18.80Median hourly
830People employed
1.46Location quotient
10th pct $35,170Median90th pct $50,540
Location quotient 1.46× the national concentration — this occupation is unusually dense here.
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