The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers 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 | $56,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers 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 $132,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,150 | 11.70% | 20.08% |
| 2021 | $73,420 | -1.62% | - |
| 2020 | $74,610 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $72,080 | 2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $70,250 | 0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $70,140 | 0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $69,520 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $68,210 | 3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $65,580 | 0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $65,280 | -1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $66,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,150 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.