The annual salary statistics of geological and hydrologic technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geological and hydrologic technicians 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 | $47,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and hydrologic technicians 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 $83,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,490.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,710 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for geological and hydrologic technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of geological and hydrologic technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.