The annual salary statistics of legislators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $102,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $46,490 | 0.09% | 0.95% |
| 2017 | $46,450 | 0.86% | - |
| 2016 | $46,050 | -8.32% | - |
| 2015 | $49,880 | 4.53% | - |
| 2014 | $47,620 | 5.96% | - |
| 2013 | $44,780 | -2.84% | - |
| 2012 | $46,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,490 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 59.5 percent (59.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 39.8 percent (39.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.