The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of carpenters 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 | $48,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $98,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,880 | 1.58% | -2.47% |
| 2021 | $62,870 | -10.37% | - |
| 2020 | $69,390 | 2.10% | - |
| 2019 | $67,930 | 8.74% | - |
| 2018 | $61,990 | 5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $58,540 | 6.78% | - |
| 2016 | $54,570 | -1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $55,350 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $53,700 | -3.65% | - |
| 2013 | $55,660 | -17.61% | - |
| 2012 | $65,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,880 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.