The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $31,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $43,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,950 | 11.39% | 35.99% |
| 2021 | $30,970 | 3.00% | - |
| 2020 | $30,040 | 6.32% | - |
| 2019 | $28,140 | 0.75% | - |
| 2018 | $27,930 | 2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $27,320 | 4.36% | - |
| 2016 | $26,130 | 14.73% | - |
| 2015 | $22,280 | 9.96% | - |
| 2014 | $20,060 | -19.19% | - |
| 2013 | $23,910 | 6.44% | - |
| 2012 | $22,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,950 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.2 percent (38.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.