Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teacher and Instructor Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

The annual salary statistics of adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,010
25th Percentile Wage
$56,190
50th Percentile Wage
$66,040
75th Percentile Wage
$73,510
90th Percentile Wage
$77,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors 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 $77,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$66,040
-3.09% -4.94%
2018
$68,080
1.47% -
2017
$67,080
-3.31% -
2013
$69,300
0.00% -
2012
$69,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teacher and Instructor Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,040 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Modesto and 62.4 percent (62.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Salinas.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Modesto
$105,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$103,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$97,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$95,890
Vallejo-Fairfield
$92,200
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$85,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$85,560
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,350
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$84,820
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$84,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$84,340
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$83,350
Bakersfield-Delano
$80,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$80,830
Visalia-Porterville
$77,290
Stockton
$76,200
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$76,070
Redding
$75,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$73,460
Fresno
$73,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$72,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,800
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$68,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$66,040
Napa
$62,810
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$62,610
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$50,980
Merced
$48,460
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$42,110
El Centro
$38,960
Salinas
$24,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California.