The annual salary statistics of computer user support specialists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer user support specialists 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 | $24,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer user support specialists 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 $92,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer user support specialists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $56,000 | 2.91% | 12.50% |
| 2017 | $54,370 | 9.38% | - |
| 2016 | $49,270 | -3.98% | - |
| 2015 | $51,230 | 5.58% | - |
| 2014 | $48,370 | -9.53% | - |
| 2013 | $52,980 | 7.51% | - |
| 2012 | $49,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,000 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for computer user support specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer user support specialists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.