The annual salary statistics of parts salespersons in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of parts salespersons 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 | $31,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for parts salespersons 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 $60,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of parts salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,100 | 0.42% | 25.25% |
| 2021 | $37,940 | 16.84% | - |
| 2020 | $31,550 | 4.22% | - |
| 2019 | $30,220 | 3.87% | - |
| 2018 | $29,050 | -16.63% | - |
| 2017 | $33,880 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $33,510 | -11.73% | - |
| 2015 | $37,440 | 21.90% | - |
| 2014 | $29,240 | -8.11% | - |
| 2013 | $31,610 | 9.90% | - |
| 2012 | $28,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,100 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for parts salespersons in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of parts salespersons in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.