The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $77,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $153,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $168,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $123,590 | 16.03% | 28.05% |
| 2021 | $103,780 | -13.47% | - |
| 2020 | $117,760 | 7.18% | - |
| 2019 | $109,310 | -6.26% | - |
| 2018 | $116,150 | 3.84% | - |
| 2017 | $111,690 | 11.59% | - |
| 2016 | $98,750 | 15.35% | - |
| 2015 | $83,590 | 8.24% | - |
| 2014 | $76,700 | -26.34% | - |
| 2013 | $96,900 | 8.24% | - |
| 2012 | $88,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $123,590 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.