BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA was 109.9, or 9.9% above the national price level. Its housing index was 164.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$63,287
WageScope divides the published Solar Photovoltaic Installers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-2231 and BLS area 42100.
Questions, answered
Solar Photovoltaic Installers pay in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: common questions
What is the median wage for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $69,550 per year for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Solar Photovoltaic Installers pay higher in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA than nationally?
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA's published median was 30.9% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 109.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs does BLS estimate in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
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$57,900/year
31,350
6.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA was 30.9% above the U.S. median for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. It ranked 6 of 50 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Solar Photovoltaic Installers median says in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Solar Photovoltaic Installers median in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at $69,550 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-2231 and BLS area 42100.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $74,210 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA's Solar Photovoltaic Installers median is 30.9% above the U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $53,140 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 47-2231 with area 42100
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-2231 and area 42100. SOC 47-2231 names Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Area 42100 names Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-2231/42100 row reports 40 wage and salary jobs, 0.41 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 2.02 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-2231/42100, the annual median is $69,550 per year, while the matching mean is $74,210 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
47-2231/42100 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 42100 facts behind this Solar Photovoltaic Installers page
Area 42100 reports 98,500 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $73,140. Its annual median is $54,730. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-2231 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA runs from $36,330 at the 10th percentile to $132,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $40,040. The median is $54,730. The 75th percentile is $82,920. This is a place check, not a pay range for Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 42100. They do not show related skills or a path into Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
1. Area 42100, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 4,470 jobs, $34,320 annual median, 45.38 jobs per 1,000, and 1.64 location quotient.
2. Area 42100, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 3,360 jobs, $41,040 annual median, 34.16 jobs per 1,000, and 2.15 location quotient.
3. Area 42100, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 3,220 jobs, $43,400 annual median, 32.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
4. Area 42100, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 2,530 jobs, $37,390 annual median, 25.69 jobs per 1,000, and 1.29 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA wage ladder for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
The 10th percentile is $50,690 per year. The 25th percentile is $63,780 per year. The median is $69,550 per year. The 75th percentile is $81,510 per year. The 90th percentile is $102,230 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $63,780 per year to $81,510 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $51,540. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA with its state and the U.S.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a annual median of $69,550 per year. California has $60,600 per year. The U.S. row has $53,140 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 14.8% above California on the same published median. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 30.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA sits for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 6 of 50 among metro areas with a published annual median for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 6 of 50 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $71,630 per year, 280 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.24.
4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $70,130 per year, 2,190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
5. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $69,940 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.72.
7. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $67,810 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.27.
Pay leaders
Where Solar Photovoltaic Installers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 47-2231, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $78,360 per year. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA sits at $69,550 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Solar Photovoltaic Installers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $78,360 per year, or $8,810 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 2.77.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $72,150 per year, or $2,600 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 710 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.49.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in this same-source set, at 2,190 jobs. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has 40. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 2,190 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 2,150 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $70,130 per year, or $580 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.15.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 1,930 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 1,890 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $59,600 per year, or $9,950 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.53.
Local-share leaders
Where Solar Photovoltaic Installers takes the largest share of local jobs
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 12.23. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has 2.02. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Solar Photovoltaic Installers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has a location quotient of 12.23, a gap of 10.21 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 1,700 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $26,860 per year, or $42,690 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
2. Aguadilla, PR has a location quotient of 9.38, a gap of 7.36 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 90 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $26,340 per year, or $43,210 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
3. Bakersfield-Delano, CA has a location quotient of 5.43, a gap of 3.41 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 370 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $56,990 per year, or $12,560 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Job scale and share
How common Solar Photovoltaic Installers is in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
BLS lists 40 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. It also lists 0.41 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 2.02. A value of 1 means Solar Photovoltaic Installers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Solar Photovoltaic Installers beside other roles in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
The all-occupations median in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $54,730 per year. The Solar Photovoltaic Installers median is $69,550 per year. Solar Photovoltaic Installers is 27.1% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $75,310 per year. BLS lists 750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $61,960 per year. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $77,410 per year. BLS lists 860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA table, at 4,470 jobs. Solar Photovoltaic Installers has 40 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 98,500. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Solar Photovoltaic Installers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 4,470 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 4,430 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $35,230 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.64.
2. Office Clerks, General has 3,360 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 3,320 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $41,040 per year, or $28,510 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 2.15.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA role table, at $170,960 per year. Solar Photovoltaic Installers has $69,550 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $54,730 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Registered Nurses has a median of $170,960 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $101,410 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,750 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $105,360 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $35,810 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,770 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $99,260 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $29,710 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,000 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has the highest location quotient in the bounded Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA role table, at 3.22. Solar Photovoltaic Installers has 2.02. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Solar Photovoltaic Installers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a location quotient of 3.22 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1.20 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a median of $59,900 per year, or $9,650 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
2. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 2.15 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.13 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a median of $41,040 per year, or $28,510 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
3. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.85 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.17 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 960 jobs and a median of $50,090 per year, or $19,460 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
Price-level view
What $69,550 may mean after the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.9% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $69,550 Solar Photovoltaic Installers median by 109.9 divided by 100. The result is $63,287 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 164.3. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 152.7. Other services are 100.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA row
The employment RSE for this Solar Photovoltaic Installers row is 34.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 40 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $74,210 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Solar Photovoltaic Installers. It uses a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $69,550 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Solar Photovoltaic Installers row for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 40 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.02 is not a growth score. Rank 6 of 50 is not a place score. The 109.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-2231 in BLS area 42100. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 40 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
MeritLog could not safely connect Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA to its job-place list. Jobs from other places are not shown here.
Local job matching is not ready for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
We did not fill this page with jobs from other places. Search all Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, then check each listing's location before you tailor your resume.
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5. Area 42100, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,430 jobs, $38,620 annual median, 24.64 jobs per 1,000, and 0.98 location quotient.
6. Area 42100, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,770 jobs, $105,360 annual median, 17.93 jobs per 1,000, and 0.8 location quotient.
8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $66,320 per year, 210 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.88.
9. Salinas, CA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $62,260 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $71,630 per year, or $2,080 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.24.
4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $70,130 per year, or $580 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 2,190 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 1.15.
5. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $69,940 per year, or $390 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 330 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 3.72.
6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $69,550 per year, or $0 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 2.02.
7. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $67,810 per year, or $1,740 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 0.27.
8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a Solar Photovoltaic Installers median of $66,320 per year, or $3,230 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 40 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. The location quotient is 0.88.
3. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has 1,700 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 1,660 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $26,860 per year, or $42,690 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 12.23.
4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,620 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 1,580 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $47,060 per year, or $22,490 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 2.45.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,570 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 1,530 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $48,350 per year, or $21,200 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 1.93.
6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 1,000 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 960 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $51,200 per year, or $18,350 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 2.09.
7. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has 830 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 790 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $50,580 per year, or $18,970 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 3.18.
8. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has 790 estimated Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs, a gap of 750 jobs from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its median is $60,050 per year, or $9,500 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Its location quotient is 2.28.
4. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA has a location quotient of 4.15, a gap of 2.13 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 100 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $61,020 per year, or $8,530 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
5. Grand Junction, CO has a location quotient of 3.8, a gap of 1.78 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 50 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $47,620 per year, or $21,930 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
6. Urban Honolulu, HI has a location quotient of 3.72, a gap of 1.70 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 330 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $69,940 per year, or $390 above Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
7. Ogden, UT has a location quotient of 3.42, a gap of 1.40 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 190 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $48,290 per year, or $21,260 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
8. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT has a location quotient of 3.31, a gap of 1.29 from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. BLS lists 200 Solar Photovoltaic Installers jobs and a median of $59,950 per year, or $9,600 below Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
4. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, SOC 25-3031, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $59,900 per year. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a location quotient of 3.22.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $59,500 per year. BLS lists 750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.57.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $57,510 per year. BLS lists 960 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $84,920 per year. BLS lists 740 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median of $52,240 per year. BLS lists 800 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,220 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 3,180 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $43,400 per year, or $26,150 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.32.
4. Cashiers has 2,530 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,490 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $37,390 per year, or $32,160 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
5. Retail Salespersons has 2,430 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 2,390 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $38,620 per year, or $30,930 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
6. General and Operations Managers has 1,770 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,730 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $105,360 per year, or $35,810 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
7. Registered Nurses has 1,750 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,710 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $170,960 per year, or $101,410 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,640 jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 1,600 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its median is $35,930 per year, or $33,620 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $84,920 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $15,370 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 740 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $77,410 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $7,860 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 860 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $75,310 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $5,760 above Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 750 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $61,960 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $7,590 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,120 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
8. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a median of $59,900 per year in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, or $9,650 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 40 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Its location quotient is 3.22.
4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.71 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.31 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $46,210 per year, or $23,340 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.64 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.38 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 4,470 jobs and a median of $34,320 per year, or $35,230 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.52 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.50 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 830 jobs and a median of $38,730 per year, or $30,820 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.56 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 830 jobs and a median of $39,110 per year, or $30,440 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, a gap of 0.70 from Solar Photovoltaic Installers. BLS lists 3,220 jobs and a median of $43,400 per year, or $26,150 below Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
Solar Photovoltaic Installers pay in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | BLS 2025
