The annual salary statistics of receptionists and information clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of receptionists and information 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 | $33,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for receptionists and information 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 $49,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of receptionists and information clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,770 | 1.64% | 23.83% |
| 2021 | $37,150 | 1.40% | - |
| 2020 | $36,630 | 1.39% | - |
| 2019 | $36,120 | 1.94% | - |
| 2018 | $35,420 | 5.14% | - |
| 2017 | $33,600 | 7.26% | - |
| 2016 | $31,160 | 6.00% | - |
| 2015 | $29,290 | 1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $28,850 | 3.57% | - |
| 2013 | $27,820 | -3.41% | - |
| 2012 | $28,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,770 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for receptionists and information clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of receptionists and information clerks in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.