The annual salary statistics of computer systems analysts in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer systems analysts 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 | $59,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer systems analysts 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 $143,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer systems analysts from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $92,980 | 0.60% | 15.15% |
| 2017 | $92,420 | 0.93% | - |
| 2016 | $91,560 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $87,640 | 5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $82,910 | 1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $81,920 | 3.70% | - |
| 2012 | $78,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,980 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for computer systems analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer systems analysts in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.