The annual salary statistics of machinists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists 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 | $37,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $81,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,590 | 10.47% | 28.98% |
| 2021 | $49,770 | -15.27% | - |
| 2020 | $57,370 | 13.84% | - |
| 2019 | $49,430 | -8.15% | - |
| 2018 | $53,460 | 12.79% | - |
| 2017 | $46,620 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $44,650 | 16.10% | - |
| 2015 | $37,460 | -7.79% | - |
| 2014 | $40,380 | 4.06% | - |
| 2013 | $38,740 | -1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $39,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,590 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.