The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $74,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $162,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $215,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $215,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124,020 | 15.56% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $104,720 | -0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $105,340 | -0.34% | - |
| 2019 | $105,700 | 5.48% | - |
| 2018 | $99,910 | -7.02% | - |
| 2017 | $106,920 | 1.23% | - |
| 2016 | $105,610 | -2.22% | - |
| 2015 | $107,950 | 4.58% | - |
| 2014 | $103,010 | 1.62% | - |
| 2013 | $101,340 | 5.23% | - |
| 2012 | $96,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $124,020, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for biochemists and biophysicists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $131,940). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.