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Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary vocational education 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,960
25th Percentile Wage
$44,780
50th Percentile Wage
$59,940
75th Percentile Wage
$87,840
90th Percentile Wage
$123,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education 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 $123,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,960.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$59,940
-13.85% -4.85%
2017
$68,240
7.90% -
2016
$62,850
5.63% -
2015
$59,310
4.54% -
2014
$56,620
-11.00% -
2012
$62,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,940 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 36.3 percent (36.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$109,060
Napa
$104,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$102,330
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$100,390
Salinas
$96,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$93,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$88,800
Hanford-Corcoran
$88,440
El Centro
$85,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$83,930
Chico
$80,380
Bakersfield-Delano
$75,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$75,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,660
Fresno
$75,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$75,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$74,670
Vallejo-Fairfield
$72,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$71,950
Stockton
$70,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$69,480
Redding
$68,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$62,310
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,760
Visalia-Porterville
$60,530
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$60,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$59,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$59,790
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,580
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$53,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$52,560
Modesto
$49,240
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,160
Yuba City
$41,370
Merced
$38,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California.