The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists 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 | $87,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists 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 $127,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $108,040 | -1.68% | 3.80% |
| 2017 | $109,850 | 8.11% | - |
| 2016 | $100,940 | -0.23% | - |
| 2015 | $101,170 | 3.26% | - |
| 2014 | $97,870 | -7.51% | - |
| 2013 | $105,220 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $103,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,040 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.9 percent (40.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.