The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press operators 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 | $31,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $54,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,580 | 8.10% | -5.87% |
| 2021 | $38,210 | -16.67% | - |
| 2020 | $44,580 | 6.64% | - |
| 2019 | $41,620 | 11.92% | - |
| 2018 | $36,660 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $35,680 | -17.40% | - |
| 2016 | $41,890 | -4.18% | - |
| 2015 | $43,640 | 7.91% | - |
| 2014 | $40,190 | 0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $39,840 | -10.49% | - |
| 2012 | $44,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,580 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.