The annual salary statistics of computer operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer operators 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer operators 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 $76,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer operators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $56,440 | 9.30% | 25.35% |
| 2017 | $51,190 | -9.12% | - |
| 2016 | $55,860 | 3.31% | - |
| 2015 | $54,010 | 4.59% | - |
| 2014 | $51,530 | 20.36% | - |
| 2013 | $41,040 | -2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $42,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,440 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for computer operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying El Centro and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.