The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers 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 | $65,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $139,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $162,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $115,020 | -0.29% | 10.35% |
| 2017 | $115,350 | 6.60% | - |
| 2016 | $107,740 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $106,140 | 5.42% | - |
| 2014 | $100,390 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $99,530 | -3.60% | - |
| 2012 | $103,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,020 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 47.2 percent (47.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.