Industrial Production Managers Salary — Santa Cruz, California

The average Industrial Production Managers in Santa Cruz, California earns $139,810 a year.

$139,810 / year, mean
↑ 2.5% above national average 68th percentile in California

Santa Cruz sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within California — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for industrial production managers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
120
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.3%
Cost of living 110 #10 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $1,157,157 #2 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $109,266 #6 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Santa Cruz ranks #10 for cost of living and #2 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $179,590 Bremerton $176,650 San Francisco $171,530 Lexington Park $170,080 Napa $165,110 Longview $164,770 Seattle $162,100 San Luis Obispo $159,820 Trenton $157,870 New York $155,000 Albany $154,650 Bellingham $154,320 Mount Vernon $154,080 Bloomington $152,910 Midland $151,590 Beaumont $151,020 Kennewick $149,930 Santa Rosa $149,200 San Diego $147,880 Ithaca $147,860 Binghamton $147,010 Vallejo $146,700 Midland $146,440 Harrisonburg $146,290 Richmond $145,090 Decatur $144,460 Houston $144,240 Spokane $143,580 San Angelo $142,330 Peoria $142,290 Sacramento $142,000 Virginia Beach $140,820 Chicago $140,810 Dallas $140,020 Glens Falls $139,900 Santa Cruz $139,810 Los Angeles $139,320 Austin $139,150 Syracuse $138,510 Gainesville $137,310 Panama City $137,210 Indianapolis $137,180 Salinas $136,270 Yakima $136,240 Santa Maria $136,210 Orlando $136,200 Blacksburg $136,130 Lynchburg $136,100 Palm Bay $136,080 Columbus $135,910 Jacksonville $135,520 Portland $135,460 Bakersfield $135,320 Vineland $135,300 Staunton $135,140 Hanford $135,060 Modesto $134,820 Philadelphia $134,670 Ann Arbor $134,510 El Centro $134,310 Albany $134,260 Charlottesville $134,180 Victoria $134,090 Naples $133,760 Oxnard $133,270 Sebastian $133,260 Corpus Christi $133,200 Allentown $132,980 Salisbury $132,580 Lafayette $132,420 Baltimore $132,400 Odessa $132,260 Detroit $131,910 Parkersburg $131,630 Sarasota $131,500 Miami $131,450 Longview $131,340 Redding $131,100 Kankakee $130,930 Kiryas Joel $130,890 Walla Walla $130,750 Wenatchee $130,690 Stockton $130,560 Kingston $130,370 Chico $130,260 Dover $130,230 Pensacola $130,000 Monroe $129,790 Kalamazoo $129,760 Beckley $129,680 Sherman $129,430 Riverside $129,380 Roanoke $129,350 Merced $129,310 Tampa $129,190 Bay City $128,400 Evansville $128,390 Lakeland $128,390 Buffalo $128,360 Bowling Green $128,090 Amarillo $127,950 Fresno $127,740 Lexington $127,620 Visalia $127,270 Ocala $127,010 Yuba City $126,600 Hagerstown $126,590 Louisville $126,570 Winchester $126,560 Bloomington $126,210 Waco $126,100 Battle Creek $126,030 Champaign $125,990 San Antonio $125,970 Wildwood $125,430 Rochester $125,240 College Station $125,180 Atlantic City $125,150 Rockford $124,530 Texarkana $124,360 Weirton $123,720 Tyler $123,610 Muskegon $123,500 El Paso $123,310 Owensboro $123,300 Grand Rapids $123,080 Utica $122,800 Paducah $122,290 Elkhart $122,220 Niles $122,220 Lansing $121,930 Saginaw $121,550 Fort Myers $121,430 Crestview $121,400 Deltona $121,380 Elmira $121,360 York $121,360 Fort Wayne $121,140 Reading $120,850 Springfield $120,840 Lancaster $120,450 Terre Haute $120,330 Huntington $120,220 Jackson $119,890 Pittsburgh $119,790 Olympia $119,700 Lubbock $119,610 Tallahassee $119,340 Michigan City $119,010 Killeen $118,820 Flint $118,730 Eugene $118,460 Charleston $118,160 South Bend $118,080 Abilene $117,860 Port St. Lucie $117,400 Morgantown $117,170 Gettysburg $116,820 Kokomo $116,190 Corvallis $116,080 Brownsville $115,440 Wheeling $115,440 Wichita Falls $115,430 Laredo $115,300 Scranton $114,970 Harrisburg $114,950 Lebanon $114,570 Elizabethtown $113,750 Bend $113,550 Chambersburg $112,570 Williamsport $112,500 Muncie $112,280 State College $111,820 Medford $109,430 Traverse City $109,190 McAllen $108,560 Salem $108,450 Erie $108,260 Altoona $106,150 Grants Pass $104,350 Johnstown $102,640
CityMean salaryvs. Santa Cruz
Abilene, Texas$117,860-15.7%
Albany, Oregon$134,260-4.0%
Albany, New York$154,650+10.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$132,980-4.9%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$106,150-24.1%
Amarillo, Texas$127,950-8.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$134,510-3.8%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$125,150-10.5%
Austin, Texas$139,150-0.5%
Bakersfield, California$135,320-3.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$132,400-5.3%
Battle Creek, Michigan$126,030-9.9%
Bay City, Michigan$128,400-8.2%
Beaumont, Texas$151,020+8.0%
Beckley, West Virginia$129,680-7.2%
Bellingham, Washington$154,320+10.4%
Bend, Oregon$113,550-18.8%
Binghamton, New York$147,010+5.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$136,130-2.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$126,210-9.7%
Bloomington, Indiana$152,910+9.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$128,090-8.4%
Bremerton, Washington$176,650+26.4%
Brownsville, Texas$115,440-17.4%
Buffalo, New York$128,360-8.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$121,430-13.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$112,570-19.5%
Champaign, Illinois$125,990-9.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$118,160-15.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$134,180-4.0%
Chicago, Illinois$140,810+0.7%
Chico, California$130,260-6.8%
College Station, Texas$125,180-10.5%
Columbus, Indiana$135,910-2.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$133,200-4.7%
Corvallis, Oregon$116,080-17.0%
Crestview, Florida$121,400-13.2%
Dallas, Texas$140,020+0.2%
Decatur, Illinois$144,460+3.3%
Deltona, Florida$121,380-13.2%
Detroit, Michigan$131,910-5.7%
Dover, Delaware$130,230-6.9%
El Centro, California$134,310-3.9%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$113,750-18.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$122,220-12.6%
Elmira, New York$121,360-13.2%
El Paso, Texas$123,310-11.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$108,260-22.6%
Eugene, Oregon$118,460-15.3%
Evansville, Indiana$128,390-8.2%
Flint, Michigan$118,730-15.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$121,140-13.4%
Fresno, California$127,740-8.6%
Gainesville, Florida$137,310-1.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$116,820-16.4%
Glens Falls, New York$139,900+0.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$123,080-12.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$104,350-25.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$126,590-9.5%
Hanford, California$135,060-3.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$114,950-17.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$146,290+4.6%
Houston, Texas$144,240+3.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$120,220-14.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$137,180-1.9%
Ithaca, New York$147,860+5.8%
Jackson, Michigan$119,890-14.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$135,520-3.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$102,640-26.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$129,760-7.2%
Kankakee, Illinois$130,930-6.4%
Kennewick, Washington$149,930+7.2%
Killeen, Texas$118,820-15.0%
Kingston, New York$130,370-6.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$130,890-6.4%
Kokomo, Indiana$116,190-16.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$132,420-5.3%
Lakeland, Florida$128,390-8.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$120,450-13.8%
Lansing, Michigan$121,930-12.8%
Laredo, Texas$115,300-17.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$114,570-18.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$127,620-8.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$170,080+21.7%
Longview, Texas$131,340-6.1%
Longview, Washington$164,770+17.9%
Los Angeles, California$139,320-0.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$126,570-9.5%
Lubbock, Texas$119,610-14.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$136,100-2.7%
McAllen, Texas$108,560-22.4%
Medford, Oregon$109,430-21.7%
Merced, California$129,310-7.5%
Miami, Florida$131,450-6.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$119,010-14.9%
Midland, Michigan$151,590+8.4%
Midland, Texas$146,440+4.7%
Modesto, California$134,820-3.6%
Monroe, Michigan$129,790-7.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$117,170-16.2%
Mount Vernon, Washington$154,080+10.2%
Muncie, Indiana$112,280-19.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$123,500-11.7%
Napa, California$165,110+18.1%
Naples, Florida$133,760-4.3%
New York, New York$155,000+10.9%
Niles, Michigan$122,220-12.6%
Sarasota, Florida$131,500-5.9%
Ocala, Florida$127,010-9.2%
Odessa, Texas$132,260-5.4%
Olympia, Washington$119,700-14.4%
Orlando, Florida$136,200-2.6%
Owensboro, Kentucky$123,300-11.8%
Oxnard, California$133,270-4.7%
Paducah, Kentucky$122,290-12.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$136,080-2.7%
Panama City, Florida$137,210-1.9%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$131,630-5.9%
Pensacola, Florida$130,000-7.0%
Peoria, Illinois$142,290+1.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$134,670-3.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$119,790-14.3%
Portland, Oregon$135,460-3.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$117,400-16.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$120,850-13.6%
Redding, California$131,100-6.2%
Richmond, Virginia$145,090+3.8%
Riverside, California$129,380-7.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$129,350-7.5%
Rochester, New York$125,240-10.4%
Rockford, Illinois$124,530-10.9%
Sacramento, California$142,000+1.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$121,550-13.1%
Salem, Oregon$108,450-22.4%
Salinas, California$136,270-2.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$132,580-5.2%
San Angelo, Texas$142,330+1.8%
San Antonio, Texas$125,970-9.9%
San Diego, California$147,880+5.8%
San Francisco, California$171,530+22.7%
San Jose, California$179,590+28.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$159,820+14.3%
Santa Maria, California$136,210-2.6%
Santa Rosa, California$149,200+6.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$114,970-17.8%
Seattle, Washington$162,100+15.9%
Sebastian, Florida$133,260-4.7%
Sherman, Texas$129,430-7.4%
South Bend, Indiana$118,080-15.5%
Spokane, Washington$143,580+2.7%
Springfield, Illinois$120,840-13.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$111,820-20.0%
Staunton, Virginia$135,140-3.3%
Stockton, California$130,560-6.6%
Syracuse, New York$138,510-0.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$119,340-14.6%
Tampa, Florida$129,190-7.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$120,330-13.9%
Texarkana, Texas$124,360-11.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$109,190-21.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$157,870+12.9%
Tyler, Texas$123,610-11.6%
Utica, New York$122,800-12.2%
Vallejo, California$146,700+4.9%
Victoria, Texas$134,090-4.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$135,300-3.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$140,820+0.7%
Visalia, California$127,270-9.0%
Waco, Texas$126,100-9.8%
Walla Walla, Washington$130,750-6.5%
Weirton, West Virginia$123,720-11.5%
Wenatchee, Washington$130,690-6.5%
Wheeling, West Virginia$115,440-17.4%
Wichita Falls, Texas$115,430-17.4%
Wildwood, Florida$125,430-10.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$112,500-19.5%
Winchester, Virginia$126,560-9.5%
Yakima, Washington$136,240-2.6%
York, Pennsylvania$121,360-13.2%
Yuba City, California$126,600-9.4%
Gross salary
139,810/yr
Estimated take-home
97,916/yr
Est. total withheld
30.0%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Industrial Production Managers salaries in California → All Industrial Production Managers salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Santa Cruz

These notes add local color around Santa Cruz, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-3051 SOC code
Official area Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Watsonville
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
266,021