The annual salary statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of taxi drivers and chauffeurs 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 | $23,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for taxi drivers and chauffeurs 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 $61,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,880 | 10.57% | 36.25% |
| 2017 | $32,980 | 7.03% | - |
| 2016 | $30,660 | 4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $29,320 | 1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $28,760 | 2.36% | - |
| 2013 | $28,080 | 16.27% | - |
| 2012 | $23,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,880 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for taxi drivers and chauffeurs in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 46.7 percent (46.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.