The annual salary statistics of amusement and recreation attendants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of amusement and recreation attendants 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 | $30,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for amusement and recreation attendants 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 $37,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of amusement and recreation attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,760 | 8.41% | 42.95% |
| 2021 | $30,920 | 11.35% | - |
| 2020 | $27,410 | 7.44% | - |
| 2019 | $25,370 | 0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $25,190 | 3.61% | - |
| 2017 | $24,280 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $23,960 | -2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $24,640 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $24,120 | 18.74% | - |
| 2013 | $19,600 | 1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $19,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,760 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for amusement and recreation attendants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of amusement and recreation attendants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.