The annual salary statistics of veterinary technologists and technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of veterinary technologists and technicians 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 | $38,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinary technologists and technicians 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 $69,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinary technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,950 | 2.74% | 25.62% |
| 2021 | $47,610 | -6.24% | - |
| 2020 | $50,580 | 5.52% | - |
| 2019 | $47,790 | -11.38% | - |
| 2018 | $53,230 | 6.56% | - |
| 2017 | $49,740 | 11.58% | - |
| 2016 | $43,980 | 15.37% | - |
| 2015 | $37,220 | 3.28% | - |
| 2014 | $36,000 | 1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $35,470 | -2.65% | - |
| 2012 | $36,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,950 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for veterinary technologists and technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinary technologists and technicians in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.