The annual salary statistics of dietitians and nutritionists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dietitians and nutritionists 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 | $49,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dietitians and nutritionists 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 $141,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dietitians and nutritionists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,220 | 3.80% | 40.91% |
| 2021 | $82,940 | -1.06% | - |
| 2020 | $83,820 | -6.53% | - |
| 2019 | $89,290 | 15.82% | - |
| 2018 | $75,160 | 17.34% | - |
| 2017 | $62,130 | 17.99% | - |
| 2016 | $50,950 | 10.54% | - |
| 2015 | $45,580 | -11.78% | - |
| 2012 | $50,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,220 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for dietitians and nutritionists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dietitians and nutritionists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 62.4 percent (62.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.