The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing 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 | $37,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $65,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,190 | -3.34% | 22.46% |
| 2021 | $46,700 | -4.65% | - |
| 2020 | $48,870 | 3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $47,400 | 2.53% | - |
| 2018 | $46,200 | 4.20% | - |
| 2017 | $44,260 | -1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $44,800 | -0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $45,160 | 8.02% | - |
| 2014 | $41,540 | 7.97% | - |
| 2013 | $38,230 | 8.34% | - |
| 2012 | $35,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,190 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.