The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses 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 | $29,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $45,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,300 | 2.11% | 41.15% |
| 2021 | $30,640 | 1.08% | - |
| 2020 | $30,310 | 14.22% | - |
| 2019 | $26,000 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $25,270 | 3.05% | - |
| 2017 | $24,500 | -3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $25,390 | 10.87% | - |
| 2015 | $22,630 | 11.80% | - |
| 2014 | $19,960 | 6.36% | - |
| 2013 | $18,690 | 1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $18,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,300 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.1 percent (38.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.