The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of child, family, and school social workers 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 | $46,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers 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 $99,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,690 | 20.57% | 46.72% |
| 2021 | $64,090 | 11.19% | - |
| 2020 | $56,920 | 9.57% | - |
| 2019 | $51,470 | 6.94% | - |
| 2018 | $47,900 | 6.62% | - |
| 2017 | $44,730 | 1.52% | - |
| 2016 | $44,050 | 0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $43,940 | -3.98% | - |
| 2014 | $45,690 | 3.92% | - |
| 2013 | $43,900 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $42,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,690, Santa Cruz-Watsonville is the highest paying city for child, family, and school social workers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $77,260). In comparison, the median annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.