The annual salary statistics of paramedics in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paramedics 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 | $50,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paramedics 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 $150,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,770.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,800, Santa Cruz-Watsonville is the second highest paying city for paramedics in state of California, following the highest paying city North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $85,510). Compared with North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of paramedics in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.