The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $34,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $68,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,590 | 2.79% | 13.18% |
| 2021 | $49,180 | -5.86% | - |
| 2020 | $52,060 | 0.86% | - |
| 2019 | $51,610 | 8.49% | - |
| 2018 | $47,230 | 3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $45,700 | 6.54% | - |
| 2016 | $42,710 | -0.21% | - |
| 2015 | $42,800 | 2.41% | - |
| 2014 | $41,770 | -2.47% | - |
| 2013 | $42,800 | -2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $43,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,590 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.