The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks 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 | $33,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks 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 $61,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,880 | 2.26% | 38.81% |
| 2021 | $38,000 | 13.45% | - |
| 2020 | $32,890 | -6.54% | - |
| 2019 | $35,040 | -3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $36,190 | 6.19% | - |
| 2017 | $33,950 | 6.30% | - |
| 2016 | $31,810 | 9.68% | - |
| 2015 | $28,730 | 4.25% | - |
| 2014 | $27,510 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $27,310 | 12.89% | - |
| 2012 | $23,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,880 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.