The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers 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 | $37,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers 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 $78,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,200 | 1.60% | 24.21% |
| 2021 | $47,430 | 3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $45,910 | 10.17% | - |
| 2019 | $41,240 | 1.09% | - |
| 2018 | $40,790 | -5.05% | - |
| 2017 | $42,850 | -17.95% | - |
| 2016 | $50,540 | -2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $51,790 | 15.76% | - |
| 2014 | $43,630 | 7.59% | - |
| 2013 | $40,320 | 9.40% | - |
| 2012 | $36,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,200 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.