The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $122,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,080 | -5.88% | -2.61% |
| 2021 | $67,850 | 17.79% | - |
| 2020 | $55,780 | -6.67% | - |
| 2019 | $59,500 | 3.26% | - |
| 2018 | $57,560 | 5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $54,390 | -9.51% | - |
| 2016 | $59,560 | 7.39% | - |
| 2015 | $55,160 | 2.34% | - |
| 2014 | $53,870 | -7.50% | - |
| 2013 | $57,910 | -13.54% | - |
| 2012 | $65,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,080 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 38.1 percent (38.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.