The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists 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 | $128,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $136,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $157,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $179,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $128,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $157,690 | -4.47% | 11.32% |
| 2021 | $164,740 | 5.70% | - |
| 2020 | $155,350 | 2.70% | - |
| 2019 | $151,150 | -2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $155,220 | 0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $154,320 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $153,210 | -0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $153,400 | 3.42% | - |
| 2014 | $148,150 | 3.63% | - |
| 2013 | $142,770 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $139,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $157,690 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.