The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers 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 | $31,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $51,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,120 | 11.93% | 36.93% |
| 2021 | $30,930 | 2.46% | - |
| 2020 | $30,170 | 0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $29,970 | 3.50% | - |
| 2018 | $28,920 | 1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $28,350 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $27,180 | 0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $27,070 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $24,710 | 2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $24,050 | 7.90% | - |
| 2012 | $22,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,120 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.