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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-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 | - | - |
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.