Supply Chain Manager salary in Santa Cruz, CA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scotts Valley.

Also listed as: Supply Chain Mgr

Median salary$160,000
Middle 50%$122k–$165k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $142,800
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,201 and $237,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$117,440
25th$122,000
50th (median)$160,000
75th$165,000
90th$191,590

Cost of living

Santa Cruz's median Supply Chain Manager salary of $160,000 is worth about $145,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Santa Cruz = 109.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Supply Chain Managers in the Santa Cruz, CA area earned a median of $112,570 in May 2025 (110 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,000, 42% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Joby Aero$160,00011

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.