First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in Salinas, CA

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay range in Salinas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,840 or more. The middle half of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Salinas earn between $47,470 and $85,860.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Salinas vs. California and the U.S.

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Salinas earn 10% less than the California average ($82,000) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($76,600). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $74,450.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary after taxes in Salinas

On the average salary of $74,100, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $58,104 a year, or $4,842 a month and $2,235 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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.

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Is Salinas a good place for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers? 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 $74,100 buys what about $67,955 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 11.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary in other California cities

Salinas ranks 24th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($94,350).

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Norwich, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,590).

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