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Average Logisticians Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Logisticians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA earn a median annual salary of $104,320, which is +26.7% compared to the national median. There are 110 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (metro area).

$104,320
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median annual wage
$50/hour median
+26.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $82,320
110
Local employment
1.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.72
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$65,660
25th
$77,730
Median
$104,320
75th
$126,880
90th
$158,110

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
109.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$94,926
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 152.7%
Rents: 164.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Lexington Park, MD $131,600 Compare 1,350
Huntsville, AL $117,060 Compare 2,780
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $115,570 Compare 3,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $108,920 Compare 4,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $108,340 Compare 1,030
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $105,060 Compare 1,460

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has salary data for 334 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Logisticians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Logisticians are projected to change by +16.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 26,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.