The annual salary statistics of other computer occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other computer occupations 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 | $47,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other computer occupations 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 $157,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other computer occupations from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $93,860 | 6.70% | 41.64% |
| 2017 | $87,570 | 0.94% | - |
| 2016 | $86,750 | -11.10% | - |
| 2015 | $96,380 | 4.65% | - |
| 2014 | $91,900 | 5.64% | - |
| 2013 | $86,720 | 36.83% | - |
| 2012 | $54,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,860 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for other computer occupations in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other computer occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 30.5 percent (30.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 65.5 percent (65.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.