The annual salary statistics of procurement clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of procurement clerks 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 | $36,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for procurement clerks 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 $66,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of procurement clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,330 | 5.82% | 18.90% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 10.91% | - |
| 2020 | $42,230 | 3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $40,590 | -4.78% | - |
| 2018 | $42,530 | 4.73% | - |
| 2017 | $40,520 | 22.06% | - |
| 2016 | $31,580 | 20.52% | - |
| 2015 | $25,100 | -4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $26,200 | 9.54% | - |
| 2013 | $23,700 | -72.24% | - |
| 2012 | $40,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,330 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for procurement clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of procurement clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Stockton and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.