The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy 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 | $32,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy 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 $61,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,380 | 8.32% | 40.84% |
| 2021 | $37,020 | 10.13% | - |
| 2020 | $33,270 | 9.74% | - |
| 2019 | $30,030 | 4.30% | - |
| 2018 | $28,740 | 3.06% | - |
| 2017 | $27,860 | 2.23% | - |
| 2016 | $27,240 | 0.62% | - |
| 2015 | $27,070 | -3.44% | - |
| 2014 | $28,000 | 14.61% | - |
| 2013 | $23,910 | 0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $23,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,380 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy aides in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 43.1 percent (43.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 47.6 percent (47.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.