The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other biological scientists 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 | $74,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $160,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $202,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,780 | 7.49% | 34.33% |
| 2021 | $118,210 | -5.40% | - |
| 2020 | $124,590 | 15.49% | - |
| 2019 | $105,290 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $101,790 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $97,620 | 7.89% | - |
| 2016 | $89,920 | 8.08% | - |
| 2015 | $82,650 | 11.45% | - |
| 2014 | $73,190 | -11.85% | - |
| 2013 | $81,860 | -2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $83,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $127,780, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for other biological scientists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $126,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of other biological scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.