The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists 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 | $81,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $78,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $114,820 | 51.39% | 51.39% |
| 2016 | $55,810 | -56.53% | - |
| 2015 | $87,360 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $85,780 | 34.94% | - |
| 2012 | $55,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,820 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for other physical scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other physical scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.4 percent (52.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.