The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $33,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $55,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,560 | 13.60% | 38.02% |
| 2021 | $38,500 | -0.94% | - |
| 2020 | $38,860 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $37,160 | 2.15% | - |
| 2018 | $36,360 | -1.40% | - |
| 2017 | $36,870 | 12.26% | - |
| 2016 | $32,350 | 12.33% | - |
| 2015 | $28,360 | 0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $28,330 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $28,830 | 4.20% | - |
| 2012 | $27,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,560 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 46.9 percent (46.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.