The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians and paramedics 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 | $33,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics 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 $81,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,940.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,820 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos.