The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interior 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 | $31,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior 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 $99,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $59,780 | -12.50% | 30.90% |
| 2020 | $67,250 | 5.96% | - |
| 2019 | $63,240 | 36.84% | - |
| 2013 | $39,940 | -3.43% | - |
| 2012 | $41,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,780 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.