The annual salary statistics of general and operations managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of general and operations managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $57,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general and operations managers 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 $181,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general and operations managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $106,480 | 6.03% | 15.90% |
| 2018 | $100,060 | -3.12% | - |
| 2017 | $103,180 | 7.04% | - |
| 2016 | $95,920 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $92,300 | 1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $91,000 | 1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $89,990 | 0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $89,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,480 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for general and operations managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general and operations managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.