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Agricultural Products Graders and Sorter Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

The annual salary statistics of graders and sorters, agricultural products in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graders and sorters, agricultural products 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,040
25th Percentile Wage
$23,060
50th Percentile Wage
$24,750
75th Percentile Wage
$28,870
90th Percentile Wage
$31,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graders and sorters, agricultural products 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 $31,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,040.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graders and sorters, agricultural products from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,750
-0.97% -0.97%
2016
$24,990
0.00% -
2012
$24,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Agricultural Products Graders and Sorter Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,750 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for graders and sorters, agricultural products in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graders and sorters, agricultural products in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,110
Salinas
$34,020
Chico
$33,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$33,220
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$33,180
Yuba City
$32,250
Modesto
$32,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,750
Fresno
$31,290
Madera-Chowchilla
$31,260
Bakersfield-Delano
$31,180
Visalia-Porterville
$30,880
Stockton
$30,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$29,670
Merced
$27,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$24,750
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,740
Hanford-Corcoran
$24,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$23,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,230
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$21,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$21,600
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$20,010
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$19,330
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$18,600

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