The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $57,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $133,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,580 | -0.16% | 19.36% |
| 2021 | $81,710 | -18.25% | - |
| 2020 | $96,620 | 17.96% | - |
| 2018 | $79,270 | 19.72% | - |
| 2017 | $63,640 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $63,860 | 7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $59,220 | -18.17% | - |
| 2014 | $69,980 | 2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $67,990 | 3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $65,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,580 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.