The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 $39,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,850.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,940 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.