Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

The annual salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,070
25th Percentile Wage
$30,820
50th Percentile Wage
$32,030
75th Percentile Wage
$33,910
90th Percentile Wage
$35,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$32,030
1.75% 40.84%
2021
$31,470
3.43% -
2020
$30,390
13.39% -
2019
$26,320
6.69% -
2018
$24,560
4.48% -
2017
$23,460
4.18% -
2016
$22,480
11.97% -
2015
$19,790
3.64% -
2014
$19,070
0.21% -
2013
$19,030
0.42% -
2012
$18,950
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Table 2. Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,030 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$36,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$35,960
Napa
$34,060
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$33,710
Vallejo-Fairfield
$33,190
Salinas
$32,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$32,030
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$31,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$31,390
Madera-Chowchilla
$31,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$31,180
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$31,140
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,130
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$30,980
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,970
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,880
Hanford-Corcoran
$30,810
Stockton
$30,680
Modesto
$30,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$30,600
El Centro
$30,110
Merced
$29,910
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$29,870
Chico
$29,860
Fresno
$29,810
Yuba City
$29,810
Bakersfield-Delano
$29,780
Redding
$29,550
Visalia-Porterville
$29,370
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,040
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$23,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,510
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,200
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$22,870
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$22,200
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$18,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$18,850
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$18,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California.