The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing assistants 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 | $26,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $64,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,140 | 15.05% | 23.96% |
| 2017 | $29,850 | 4.82% | - |
| 2016 | $28,410 | 2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $27,670 | -0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $27,790 | 1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $27,240 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $26,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,140 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.