The annual salary statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ophthalmic medical technicians 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 | $30,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic medical technicians 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 $104,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic medical technicians from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39,970 | -12.58% | -10.88% |
| 2020 | $45,000 | -1.38% | - |
| 2019 | $45,620 | 2.92% | - |
| 2017 | $44,290 | -0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $44,320 | 1.94% | - |
| 2015 | $43,460 | -1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $44,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,970 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic medical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic medical technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.