The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compliance officers 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 | $44,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers 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 $110,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compliance officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,610 | -8.82% | -4.58% |
| 2021 | $75,750 | -10.34% | - |
| 2020 | $83,580 | 6.99% | - |
| 2019 | $77,740 | 7.40% | - |
| 2018 | $71,990 | 4.08% | - |
| 2017 | $69,050 | 3.20% | - |
| 2016 | $66,840 | -12.30% | - |
| 2015 | $75,060 | 4.61% | - |
| 2014 | $71,600 | -1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $72,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,610 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for compliance officers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compliance officers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.