The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineering and operations technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of aerospace engineering and operations technicians 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 | $65,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineering and operations technicians 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 $139,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineering and operations technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,450 | 2.79% | 35.58% |
| 2021 | $90,840 | 14.26% | - |
| 2020 | $77,890 | 10.13% | - |
| 2019 | $70,000 | -6.50% | - |
| 2018 | $74,550 | 3.69% | - |
| 2017 | $71,800 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $71,500 | 0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $71,220 | 15.47% | - |
| 2012 | $60,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,450, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for aerospace engineering and operations technicians in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $83,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of aerospace engineering and operations technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.