The annual salary statistics of library technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of library technicians 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 | $36,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians 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 $63,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $49,780 | 22.66% | 22.62% |
| 2020 | $38,500 | 4.16% | - |
| 2019 | $36,900 | -18.32% | - |
| 2018 | $43,660 | -22.15% | - |
| 2017 | $53,330 | 5.57% | - |
| 2016 | $50,360 | 11.72% | - |
| 2015 | $44,460 | 5.60% | - |
| 2014 | $41,970 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $40,450 | 4.77% | - |
| 2012 | $38,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,780 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for library technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of library technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.