The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of retail salespersons 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 | $31,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $48,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,540 | 11.31% | 33.20% |
| 2021 | $31,520 | -0.79% | - |
| 2020 | $31,770 | 5.95% | - |
| 2019 | $29,880 | 7.53% | - |
| 2018 | $27,630 | 8.36% | - |
| 2017 | $25,320 | 4.50% | - |
| 2016 | $24,180 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $23,740 | -2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $24,320 | 4.15% | - |
| 2013 | $23,310 | -1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $23,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,540 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.