The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware 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 | $90,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $109,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $178,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware 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 $168,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $90,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $137,340 | 14.13% | 20.60% |
| 2018 | $117,940 | 7.66% | - |
| 2017 | $108,910 | -0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $109,050 | 0.64% | - |
| 2015 | $108,350 | 3.41% | - |
| 2014 | $104,660 | 1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $103,240 | -5.63% | - |
| 2012 | $109,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $137,340 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 44.9 percent (44.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.