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All Occupations Salary Information in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$91,640
75th Percentile Wage	$60,020
50th Percentile Wage	$36,910
25th Percentile Wage	$23,330
10th Percentile Wage	$18,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations 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 $91,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,860.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$44.06
75th Percentile Wage	$28.86
50th Percentile Wage	$17.75
25th Percentile Wage	$11.22
10th Percentile Wage	$9.07

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $44.06. The median hourly salary is $17.75. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.07.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,910 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 31.0 percent (31.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	$53,470
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City	$50,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	$48,370
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward	$46,510
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville	$40,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	$38,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine	$38,490
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	$38,390
Vallejo-Fairfield	$38,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	$37,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale	$37,740
Napa	$37,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	$36,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	$36,910
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	$36,840
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$36,550
Hanford-Corcoran	$35,820
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$35,190
Stockton	$35,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	$34,580
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$33,620
Yuba City	$33,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	$33,500
Bakersfield-Delano	$33,360
Modesto	$33,300
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$33,090
Redding	$32,870
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$32,790
Madera-Chowchilla	$31,490
Chico	$31,370
Salinas	$30,860
Fresno	$30,650
Merced	$30,400
El Centro	$29,220
Visalia-Porterville	$27,720

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is lower than the salary statistics in state of California and higher than the USA salary statistics. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville ($36,910) is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in California ($38,770) and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
California	$38,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	$36,910
USA	$34,750