The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of child, family, and school social workers 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 | $49,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers 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 $105,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,260 | -0.17% | 41.26% |
| 2021 | $77,390 | 26.31% | - |
| 2020 | $57,030 | -1.89% | - |
| 2019 | $58,110 | 1.84% | - |
| 2018 | $57,040 | 3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $55,310 | 11.84% | - |
| 2016 | $48,760 | 5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $46,140 | -1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $46,920 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $46,500 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $45,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,260, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for child, family, and school social workers in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary of $80,690). Compared with Santa Cruz-Watsonville, the median annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.