The annual salary statistics of postsecondary chemistry teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary chemistry teachers 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 | $64,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary chemistry teachers 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 $149,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,930 | -8.23% | 2.71% |
| 2016 | $110,320 | -0.48% | - |
| 2015 | $110,850 | 12.42% | - |
| 2014 | $97,080 | 0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $96,630 | -2.63% | - |
| 2012 | $99,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,930 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary chemistry teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City |