The annual salary statistics of other counselors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other counselors 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 | $31,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other counselors 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 $75,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,540 | -3.37% | -37.84% |
| 2021 | $48,110 | -44.17% | - |
| 2020 | $69,360 | 9.18% | - |
| 2019 | $62,990 | 2.44% | - |
| 2018 | $61,450 | 0.00% | - |
| 2017 | $61,450 | -4.39% | - |
| 2016 | $64,150 | 2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $62,440 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $60,730 | -5.63% | - |
| 2012 | $64,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,540 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for other counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other counselors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.