The annual salary statistics of pest control workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pest control workers 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 | $38,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pest control workers 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 $82,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pest control workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,360 | 17.91% | 17.91% |
| 2016 | $42,980 | 12.47% | - |
| 2014 | $37,620 | 16.88% | - |
| 2013 | $31,270 | -37.45% | - |
| 2012 | $42,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,360, Santa Cruz-Watsonville is the highest paying city for pest control workers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $49,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of pest control workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.