The annual salary statistics of electricians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electricians 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 | $44,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $100,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,060 | -14.55% | 6.95% |
| 2021 | $73,380 | 16.33% | - |
| 2020 | $61,400 | 6.24% | - |
| 2019 | $57,570 | -6.39% | - |
| 2018 | $61,250 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $58,960 | -2.92% | - |
| 2016 | $60,680 | 7.42% | - |
| 2015 | $56,180 | -3.42% | - |
| 2014 | $58,100 | -2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $59,260 | -0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $59,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,060 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.