Coaches and Scouts pay range in Salinas
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,700 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Salinas earn between $43,590 and $75,020.
- $37K10th
- $44K25th
- $55KMedian
- $75K75th
- $110K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $86,040 | $7,170 | — |
| Median | $54,940 | $4,578 | — |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $43,590 | $3,632 | — |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $75,020 | $6,252 | — |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).
Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Salinas
On the average salary of $86,040, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $65,449 a year, or $5,454 a month and $2,517 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Salinas a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Salinas area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.0), so the average $86,040 buys what about $78,905 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Coaches and Scouts salary in other California cities
Salinas ranks 1st of 23 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Salinas$86,040
- San Francisco$73,890
- El Centro$73,380
- San Jose$72,890
- Oxnard$65,580
- Santa Cruz$63,180
- San Luis Obispo$61,940
- Los Angeles$60,370
- Santa Maria$60,170
- San Diego$57,970
Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts
Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).
- Corvallis, OR$193,180
- Lafayette, IN$160,700
- Champaign, IL$134,940
- Lansing, MI$127,670
- Green Bay, WI$123,420
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Coaches and Scouts salary in Salinas: questions
What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Salinas?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,590, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Salinas?
About $65,449 a year ($5,454 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $86,040. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do coaches and scouts earn more in Salinas than elsewhere?
The average here is 41% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Salinas, CA (41500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).
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