The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists 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 | $42,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists 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 $118,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,810 | 4.32% | 25.75% |
| 2021 | $62,010 | -17.13% | - |
| 2020 | $72,630 | 11.68% | - |
| 2019 | $64,150 | -0.25% | - |
| 2018 | $64,310 | 12.70% | - |
| 2017 | $56,140 | -7.61% | - |
| 2016 | $60,410 | 20.41% | - |
| 2015 | $48,080 | -2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $49,180 | 7.12% | - |
| 2013 | $45,680 | -5.34% | - |
| 2012 | $48,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,810 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.