The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers 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 | $37,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $106,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,770 | -0.05% | 16.62% |
| 2021 | $62,800 | 14.63% | - |
| 2020 | $53,610 | -10.35% | - |
| 2019 | $59,160 | 0.44% | - |
| 2018 | $58,900 | 0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $58,650 | 7.43% | - |
| 2016 | $54,290 | -4.75% | - |
| 2015 | $56,870 | 4.99% | - |
| 2014 | $54,030 | 9.09% | - |
| 2013 | $49,120 | -6.56% | - |
| 2012 | $52,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,770 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.