The annual salary statistics of other assemblers and fabricators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other assemblers and fabricators 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 | $20,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other assemblers and fabricators 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 $61,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other assemblers and fabricators from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $27,330 | -42.01% | -33.88% |
| 2015 | $38,810 | -4.61% | - |
| 2014 | $40,600 | 5.76% | - |
| 2013 | $38,260 | 4.36% | - |
| 2012 | $36,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,330 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for other assemblers and fabricators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other assemblers and fabricators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.