The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substitute teachers 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 | $32,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers 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 $51,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substitute teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $37,810 | 1.72% | 18.67% |
| 2017 | $37,160 | 10.44% | - |
| 2016 | $33,280 | 10.22% | - |
| 2015 | $29,880 | 4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $28,560 | 2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $27,750 | -10.81% | - |
| 2012 | $30,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,810 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.5 percent (17.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.