The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of financial analysts 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 | $71,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $137,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,050 | -6.51% | 7.46% |
| 2021 | $91,650 | 6.62% | - |
| 2018 | $85,580 | 4.86% | - |
| 2017 | $81,420 | -2.36% | - |
| 2016 | $83,340 | 2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $81,660 | 3.92% | - |
| 2014 | $78,460 | -9.71% | - |
| 2013 | $86,080 | 7.49% | - |
| 2012 | $79,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,050 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.