The annual salary statistics of counter and rental clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of counter and rental clerks 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 | $30,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter and rental clerks 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 $62,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter and rental clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,480 | 3.76% | 37.38% |
| 2021 | $36,070 | 14.86% | - |
| 2020 | $30,710 | 0.91% | - |
| 2019 | $30,430 | 1.22% | - |
| 2018 | $30,060 | 1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $29,670 | -0.34% | - |
| 2016 | $29,770 | 16.46% | - |
| 2015 | $24,870 | 4.46% | - |
| 2014 | $23,760 | -3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $24,620 | 4.67% | - |
| 2012 | $23,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,480 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for counter and rental clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of counter and rental clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.