The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fundraisers 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 | $37,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers 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 $96,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fundraisers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,610 | -18.61% | 30.59% |
| 2021 | $71,890 | 12.89% | - |
| 2020 | $62,620 | 4.07% | - |
| 2019 | $60,070 | 3.08% | - |
| 2018 | $58,220 | 14.41% | - |
| 2017 | $49,830 | 1.93% | - |
| 2016 | $48,870 | -11.23% | - |
| 2015 | $54,360 | -27.34% | - |
| 2014 | $69,220 | 35.28% | - |
| 2013 | $44,800 | 6.09% | - |
| 2012 | $42,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,610 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for fundraisers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fundraisers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.