The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving 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 | $35,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving 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 $56,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,490 | 1.64% | 22.29% |
| 2021 | $37,860 | -1.82% | - |
| 2020 | $38,550 | 2.39% | - |
| 2019 | $37,630 | -10.60% | - |
| 2018 | $41,620 | 23.64% | - |
| 2017 | $31,780 | 14.16% | - |
| 2016 | $27,280 | 7.66% | - |
| 2015 | $25,190 | -12.35% | - |
| 2014 | $28,300 | -11.94% | - |
| 2013 | $31,680 | 5.59% | - |
| 2012 | $29,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,490 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.