The annual salary statistics of advertising sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of advertising sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $37,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $220,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $220,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,430 | 0.64% | 33.45% |
| 2021 | $73,950 | 19.46% | - |
| 2020 | $59,560 | -5.12% | - |
| 2019 | $62,610 | 4.50% | - |
| 2018 | $59,790 | 4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $57,150 | -5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $60,160 | -2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $61,800 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $59,110 | 10.64% | - |
| 2013 | $52,820 | 6.23% | - |
| 2012 | $49,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,430, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for advertising sales agents in state of California, followed by Santa Maria-Santa Barbara (median annual salary $69,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of advertising sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.