The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare 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 | $31,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare 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 $44,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,170 | 13.77% | 38.43% |
| 2021 | $31,190 | 3.62% | - |
| 2020 | $30,060 | 6.29% | - |
| 2019 | $28,170 | 9.41% | - |
| 2018 | $25,520 | 6.31% | - |
| 2017 | $23,910 | -1.88% | - |
| 2016 | $24,360 | -10.88% | - |
| 2015 | $27,010 | 3.92% | - |
| 2014 | $25,950 | 3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $25,080 | 11.20% | - |
| 2012 | $22,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,170 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.