The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,360 | 1.47% | 16.96% |
| 2021 | $81,150 | -1.43% | - |
| 2020 | $82,310 | 8.37% | - |
| 2019 | $75,420 | 2.06% | - |
| 2018 | $73,870 | 3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $71,430 | -0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $71,730 | -1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $72,590 | -0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $72,820 | 2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $70,970 | 3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $68,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,360 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.