The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other biological scientists 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 | $52,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $160,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,040 | 4.22% | 11.15% |
| 2021 | $82,410 | -29.63% | - |
| 2020 | $106,830 | 4.03% | - |
| 2019 | $102,530 | 3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $98,890 | 11.66% | - |
| 2017 | $87,360 | 12.49% | - |
| 2016 | $76,450 | -24.36% | - |
| 2015 | $95,070 | -3.85% | - |
| 2014 | $98,730 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $96,760 | 20.99% | - |
| 2012 | $76,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,040 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.