The annual salary statistics of engineers, all other in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of engineers, all other 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 | $83,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for engineers, all other 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 $170,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of engineers, all other from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,920 | 19.60% | 26.67% |
| 2021 | $102,850 | -15.40% | - |
| 2020 | $118,690 | -4.96% | - |
| 2019 | $124,580 | 8.57% | - |
| 2018 | $113,900 | 15.99% | - |
| 2017 | $95,690 | 1.98% | - |
| 2016 | $93,800 | -7.94% | - |
| 2015 | $101,250 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $99,070 | 4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $94,140 | 0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $93,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,920 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for engineers, all other in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of engineers, all other in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.