The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of office clerks, general 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 | $32,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general 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 $62,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,580 | 9.42% | 23.65% |
| 2021 | $38,570 | -8.06% | - |
| 2020 | $41,680 | 6.36% | - |
| 2019 | $39,030 | 15.30% | - |
| 2018 | $33,060 | 8.56% | - |
| 2017 | $30,230 | -1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $30,670 | -9.55% | - |
| 2015 | $33,600 | -0.09% | - |
| 2014 | $33,630 | -2.14% | - |
| 2013 | $34,350 | 5.36% | - |
| 2012 | $32,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,580 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.