Pay and cost of living in Santa Clara County, CA
Across the 2 occupations we cover in Santa Clara County, CA, the middle median salary is $125,375 a year. Pay runs from $37,640 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $213,110 for Software Developers, a spread of $175,470. Wages come from the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Santa Clara County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,778 a month and a two-bedroom $3,272. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $42,947 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $87,461 a year, and 1 of the 2 occupations listed here (50%) earn 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.