The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters 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 | $37,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters 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 $79,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,720 | -13.21% | 9.37% |
| 2021 | $68,740 | 15.07% | - |
| 2018 | $58,380 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $55,840 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $54,160 | -9.21% | - |
| 2015 | $59,150 | -9.87% | - |
| 2014 | $64,990 | -3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $66,960 | 17.82% | - |
| 2012 | $55,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,720 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.