The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping 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 | $39,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping 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 $94,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,660 | 4.70% | 27.65% |
| 2021 | $60,670 | 20.83% | - |
| 2020 | $48,030 | 1.98% | - |
| 2019 | $47,080 | 7.60% | - |
| 2018 | $43,500 | -3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $44,990 | -1.24% | - |
| 2016 | $45,550 | -14.53% | - |
| 2015 | $52,170 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $50,520 | 8.41% | - |
| 2013 | $46,270 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $46,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,660 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.