The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical engineers 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 | $82,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $172,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $137,390 | 3.87% | 31.15% |
| 2021 | $132,070 | 15.23% | - |
| 2020 | $111,950 | -0.10% | - |
| 2019 | $112,060 | 5.67% | - |
| 2018 | $105,710 | 1.80% | - |
| 2017 | $103,810 | -9.83% | - |
| 2016 | $114,010 | 11.17% | - |
| 2015 | $101,280 | 8.66% | - |
| 2014 | $92,510 | -0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $93,400 | -1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $94,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,390, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for chemical engineers in state of California, followed by Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary $130,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of chemical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.