The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nurse practitioners 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 | $106,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $126,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $152,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $167,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $199,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $152,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $106,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $152,680 | 8.09% | 29.22% |
| 2021 | $140,330 | 4.09% | - |
| 2020 | $134,590 | 2.04% | - |
| 2019 | $131,850 | 9.88% | - |
| 2018 | $118,820 | -3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $123,130 | 8.29% | - |
| 2016 | $112,920 | -2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $115,200 | 6.35% | - |
| 2014 | $107,890 | -3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $112,090 | 3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $108,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $152,680 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.