The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers 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 | $48,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers 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 $139,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,580 | -2.74% | 46.33% |
| 2021 | $80,730 | 17.70% | - |
| 2020 | $66,440 | -2.26% | - |
| 2019 | $67,940 | -4.43% | - |
| 2018 | $70,950 | -1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $71,880 | -17.20% | - |
| 2016 | $84,240 | 19.74% | - |
| 2015 | $67,610 | 8.37% | - |
| 2014 | $61,950 | 38.72% | - |
| 2013 | $37,960 | -11.09% | - |
| 2012 | $42,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,580 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 61.4 percent (61.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.