The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers 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 | $70,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $160,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,560 | 3.60% | 28.10% |
| 2021 | $99,830 | -15.21% | - |
| 2020 | $115,010 | -0.01% | - |
| 2019 | $115,020 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $106,880 | 4.52% | - |
| 2017 | $102,050 | 5.18% | - |
| 2016 | $96,760 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $95,900 | 10.62% | - |
| 2014 | $85,720 | -3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $88,590 | 15.95% | - |
| 2012 | $74,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,560 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.