The annual salary statistics of cartographers and photogrammetrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cartographers and photogrammetrists 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 | $79,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cartographers and photogrammetrists 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 $158,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $126,730 | 13.71% | 75.64% |
| 2020 | $109,350 | 45.29% | - |
| 2018 | $59,830 | -13.17% | - |
| 2017 | $67,710 | -4.73% | - |
| 2016 | $70,910 | -11.04% | - |
| 2015 | $78,740 | 6.03% | - |
| 2014 | $73,990 | 5.50% | - |
| 2013 | $69,920 | 55.85% | - |
| 2012 | $30,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $126,730, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for cartographers and photogrammetrists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $118,430). In comparison, the median annual salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.