The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 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 | $35,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 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 $85,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53,420 | 5.92% | 43.90% |
| 2019 | $50,260 | 20.35% | - |
| 2018 | $40,030 | 25.13% | - |
| 2016 | $29,970 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,420, Santa Cruz-Watsonville is the second highest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of California, following the highest paying city Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary of $74,660). Compared with Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower.