The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians 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 | $37,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians 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 $75,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,040 | 1.33% | 18.96% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 4.98% | - |
| 2020 | $45,040 | 5.33% | - |
| 2019 | $42,640 | 3.66% | - |
| 2018 | $41,080 | -0.32% | - |
| 2017 | $41,210 | -0.44% | - |
| 2016 | $41,390 | -2.59% | - |
| 2015 | $42,460 | -5.42% | - |
| 2014 | $44,760 | 7.22% | - |
| 2013 | $41,530 | 6.26% | - |
| 2012 | $38,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,040 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.