The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of agricultural and food science 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 | $31,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science 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 $65,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $48,980 | -0.20% | 40.28% |
| 2017 | $49,080 | -7.11% | - |
| 2016 | $52,570 | -1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $53,450 | 35.38% | - |
| 2014 | $34,540 | 9.38% | - |
| 2013 | $31,300 | 6.55% | - |
| 2012 | $29,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,980, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city Merced (median annual salary of $50,060). Compared with Merced, the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.