The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biological technicians 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 | $43,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $73,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,220 | 3.54% | 37.40% |
| 2021 | $48,440 | -2.23% | - |
| 2020 | $49,520 | 1.23% | - |
| 2019 | $48,910 | 20.26% | - |
| 2016 | $39,000 | -9.03% | - |
| 2015 | $42,520 | 1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $41,690 | 7.05% | - |
| 2013 | $38,750 | 18.86% | - |
| 2012 | $31,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,220 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 27.2 percent (27.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.