The annual salary statistics of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $175,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and engineering managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $175,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and engineering managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $126,180 | -24.93% | -29.53% |
| 2018 | $157,640 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $150,640 | -11.44% | - |
| 2016 | $167,880 | 7.02% | - |
| 2015 | $156,090 | -1.85% | - |
| 2014 | $158,980 | 5.26% | - |
| 2013 | $150,610 | -8.52% | - |
| 2012 | $163,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,180 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for architectural and engineering managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and engineering managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.