The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $54,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $182,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124,950 | 22.78% | 53.64% |
| 2021 | $96,490 | 12.08% | - |
| 2019 | $84,830 | 3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $82,180 | 1.85% | - |
| 2017 | $80,660 | -0.21% | - |
| 2016 | $80,830 | -16.84% | - |
| 2015 | $94,440 | 18.75% | - |
| 2014 | $76,730 | -32.65% | - |
| 2013 | $101,780 | 43.08% | - |
| 2012 | $57,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $124,950 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.3 percent (52.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.