The annual salary statistics of natural sciences managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of natural sciences managers 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 | $66,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for natural sciences managers 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 $186,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of natural sciences managers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $111,190 | -17.33% | -1.39% |
| 2015 | $130,460 | 1.07% | - |
| 2014 | $129,060 | 4.67% | - |
| 2013 | $123,030 | 8.37% | - |
| 2012 | $112,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,190 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for natural sciences managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of natural sciences managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 42.8 percent (42.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.