The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $97,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $124,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $163,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $197,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $197,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $163,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $97,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $163,130 | 0.35% | 14.90% |
| 2015 | $162,560 | -3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $167,430 | 12.39% | - |
| 2013 | $146,680 | 5.36% | - |
| 2012 | $138,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $163,130, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of California, following the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $166,760). Compared with Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.