The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors 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 | $46,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors 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 $141,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,980 | 11.48% | -7.02% |
| 2020 | $57,520 | 7.74% | - |
| 2019 | $53,070 | -0.55% | - |
| 2018 | $53,360 | -11.60% | - |
| 2017 | $59,550 | -16.78% | - |
| 2015 | $69,540 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $69,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,980 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 42.5 percent (42.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.