The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of phlebotomists 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $74,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,610 | -2.24% | 21.23% |
| 2020 | $49,700 | 3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $47,770 | -0.33% | - |
| 2018 | $47,930 | 20.11% | - |
| 2015 | $38,290 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $38,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,610 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Redding and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.