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Allergists and Immunologists Salary in Santa Cruz, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Allergists and Immunologists in Santa Cruz, CA have a median annual salary of $305,610, with 190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $86,680 at the 10th percentile to $454,440 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$305,610

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$146.93

Employment

190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$86,680
10th
$243,920
25th
$305,610
Median
$442,400
75th
$454,440
90th

Local compared with national

Santa Cruz, CA

$305,610

Median annual · 2025

United States

$265,930

Median annual · 2025

The Santa Cruz, CA median is 14.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $39,680).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.5
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  3. 3.WritingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.1
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0
  10. 10.ScienceImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Allscripts PM
  • athenahealth athenaCollector
  • Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
  • Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • CareCloud Central
  • Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
  • Crowell Systems Medformix
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records Software IMS for Allergists
  • Email software
  • Epic Practice Management
  • FlowJo
  • GalacTek ECLIPSE
  • GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution

Common tasks

  • Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
  • Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
  • Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
  • Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
  • Document patients' medical histories.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.
  • Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.
  • Conduct physical examinations of patients.
  • Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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