Pay and cost of living in Monterey County, CA
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Monterey County, CA, the middle median salary is $36,700 a year. Pay runs from $36,700 for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse up to $36,700 for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Salinas, CA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Monterey County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,009 a month and a two-bedroom $2,416. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,719 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $31,137 a year, and none of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.