The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of production and operating 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 | $45,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of production and operating 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 $112,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,350 | 3.95% | 27.82% |
| 2021 | $61,810 | 1.84% | - |
| 2020 | $60,670 | 0.69% | - |
| 2019 | $60,250 | -11.52% | - |
| 2018 | $67,190 | 9.85% | - |
| 2017 | $60,570 | 8.35% | - |
| 2016 | $55,510 | 0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $55,030 | -4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $57,460 | 0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $57,180 | 18.77% | - |
| 2012 | $46,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,350 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.