SOC 25-9031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Instructional Coordinators make in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Instructional Coordinators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $99,230. The 10th percentile is $61,540 and the 90th percentile is $131,680. Employment is 150.
Median annual wage
$99,230
- 10th percentile
- $61,540
- 25th percentile
- $79,220
- Median
- $99,230
- 75th percentile
- $127,090
- 90th percentile
- $131,680
- Mean
- $101,820
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Instructional Coordinators, the published 10th percentile is $61,540 and the 90th percentile is $131,680. The difference is $70,140, which is 70.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,220 to the 75th at $127,090, covers $47,870.
The mean annual wage is $101,820, which sits above the median of $99,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median is 28.1% higher than the national median of $77,440 for Instructional Coordinators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,294, which is 16.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.3% higher than the California median of $97,010.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Instructional Coordinators at $90,294 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Instructional Coordinators. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 10th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $99,030 and employment of 990. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,682, against $90,294 here.
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $103,400 and employment of 2,320. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,436, against $90,294 here.
- Salinas, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $94,850 and employment of 240. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,985, against $90,294 here.
Employment share
Instructional Coordinators accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (150 of 98,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (227,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA · Instructional Coordinators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Instructional Coordinators make in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Instructional Coordinators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $99,230. The 10th percentile is $61,540 and the 90th percentile is $131,680. Employment is 150.
How does that compare with the national median for Instructional Coordinators?
The local median is 28.1% higher than the national median of $77,440.
What is Instructional Coordinators pay in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.896, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,230 is $90,294. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA compare with nearby metros for Instructional Coordinators?
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $99,030. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 10th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.