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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

The median annual wage for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $36,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,110.

Pay spans roughly $35,100 at the 10th percentile to $45,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.72 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

Median (annual)$36,860
Mean (annual)$40,110
Median (hourly)$17.72
10th percentile$35,100
90th percentile$45,030
Employment170

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.