The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides 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 | $23,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides 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 $38,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $27,080 | 9.23% | 15.81% |
| 2017 | $24,580 | -0.45% | - |
| 2016 | $24,690 | 5.95% | - |
| 2015 | $23,220 | 0.99% | - |
| 2014 | $22,990 | -2.91% | - |
| 2013 | $23,660 | 3.63% | - |
| 2012 | $22,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,080 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.