The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware 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 | $118,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $149,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $167,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $204,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware 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 $202,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $167,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $118,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $167,930 | -6.73% | 22.80% |
| 2021 | $179,230 | 5.29% | - |
| 2020 | $169,740 | 8.28% | - |
| 2019 | $155,680 | 6.55% | - |
| 2018 | $145,480 | -0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $145,510 | 1.75% | - |
| 2016 | $142,970 | 2.04% | - |
| 2015 | $140,050 | 2.72% | - |
| 2014 | $136,240 | 1.89% | - |
| 2013 | $133,660 | 3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $129,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $167,930, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $168,240). Compared with San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .2 percent (.2%) lower.