The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of purchasing managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $76,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $156,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers 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 $199,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $125,250 | 3.33% | 41.85% |
| 2018 | $121,080 | 5.90% | - |
| 2017 | $113,940 | 17.86% | - |
| 2016 | $93,590 | 8.51% | - |
| 2015 | $85,630 | -3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $88,470 | 4.57% | - |
| 2013 | $84,430 | 13.74% | - |
| 2012 | $72,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,250 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for purchasing managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of purchasing managers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fresno and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.