The annual salary statistics of tire repairers and changers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tire repairers and changers 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 | $36,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tire repairers and changers 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 $59,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tire repairers and changers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,930 | 2.24% | 36.51% |
| 2021 | $37,080 | -2.16% | - |
| 2020 | $37,880 | 20.12% | - |
| 2019 | $30,260 | -0.53% | - |
| 2018 | $30,420 | 8.05% | - |
| 2017 | $27,970 | 0.61% | - |
| 2016 | $27,800 | 13.17% | - |
| 2015 | $24,140 | 1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $23,670 | 7.22% | - |
| 2013 | $21,960 | -9.65% | - |
| 2012 | $24,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,930 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for tire repairers and changers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tire repairers and changers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.