The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social scientists and related 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 | $39,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related 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 $94,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,930 | -12.08% | -43.02% |
| 2018 | $57,080 | 2.14% | - |
| 2017 | $55,860 | -30.40% | - |
| 2014 | $72,840 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $72,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,930, Santa Cruz-Watsonville is the lowest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of California, following city of Salinas (median annual salary of $115,150). Compared with the highest paying city Salinas, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 55.8 percent (55.8%) lower.