The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $71,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $128,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,560 | 6.29% | 15.92% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | -1.32% | - |
| 2020 | $99,270 | 4.73% | - |
| 2019 | $94,570 | 0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $94,460 | 6.54% | - |
| 2017 | $88,280 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $87,910 | 8.32% | - |
| 2015 | $80,600 | -7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $86,670 | 0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $86,380 | -1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $87,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,560 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.