The annual salary statistics of bakers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bakers 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 | $31,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers 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 $59,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,810 | 0.57% | 30.29% |
| 2021 | $36,600 | 1.75% | - |
| 2020 | $35,960 | 9.84% | - |
| 2019 | $32,420 | 7.43% | - |
| 2018 | $30,010 | 5.23% | - |
| 2017 | $28,440 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $28,050 | 2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $27,320 | 4.28% | - |
| 2014 | $26,150 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $25,460 | -0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $25,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,810 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.