The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers 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 | $55,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $147,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $91,590 | -3.07% | 3.17% |
| 2017 | $94,400 | 16.78% | - |
| 2016 | $78,560 | -4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $81,870 | -14.94% | - |
| 2014 | $94,100 | -11.00% | - |
| 2013 | $104,450 | 15.09% | - |
| 2012 | $88,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,590 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 63.6 percent (63.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.