Highest salary at Santa Cruz County in year 2023 was $164,800. Number of employees at Santa Cruz County in year 2023 was 429. Average annual salary was $47,432 and median salary was $42,002. Santa Cruz County average salary is 1 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 3 percent lower than USA median salary. From 2022 to 2023, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 10.8 percent, the median salary increased 5.1 percent.