The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biological 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 | $45,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological 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 $91,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,500 | -5.16% | 27.53% |
| 2021 | $62,570 | -7.77% | - |
| 2020 | $67,430 | 7.96% | - |
| 2019 | $62,060 | 0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $61,560 | 8.20% | - |
| 2017 | $56,510 | 8.58% | - |
| 2016 | $51,660 | 4.82% | - |
| 2015 | $49,170 | -6.91% | - |
| 2014 | $52,570 | 10.39% | - |
| 2013 | $47,110 | 8.47% | - |
| 2012 | $43,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,500 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.