The annual salary statistics of driver/sales workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of driver/sales workers 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 | $30,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for driver/sales workers 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 $58,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of driver/sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,130 | -0.45% | -7.76% |
| 2021 | $38,300 | 4.44% | - |
| 2020 | $36,600 | -5.79% | - |
| 2019 | $38,720 | -14.93% | - |
| 2018 | $44,500 | -1.44% | - |
| 2017 | $45,140 | 8.42% | - |
| 2016 | $41,340 | 15.92% | - |
| 2015 | $34,760 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $32,880 | 27.34% | - |
| 2013 | $23,890 | -72.00% | - |
| 2012 | $41,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,130 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for driver/sales workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of driver/sales workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.