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Construction Manager Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of construction managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$74,860
25th Percentile Wage
$107,250
50th Percentile Wage
$134,960
75th Percentile Wage
$170,860
90th Percentile Wage
$169,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers 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 $169,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,860.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$134,960
-1.02% 25.29%
2018
$136,340
1.04% -
2017
$134,920
0.93% -
2016
$133,670
9.14% -
2015
$121,450
6.27% -
2014
$113,830
6.91% -
2013
$105,960
4.84% -
2012
$100,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Manager Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $134,960, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for construction managers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $143,690). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of construction managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$143,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$134,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$127,370
Yuba City
$124,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$118,110
Madera-Chowchilla
$116,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$116,590
Vallejo-Fairfield
$116,160
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$113,690
Stockton
$113,570
Bakersfield-Delano
$112,270
Napa
$106,090
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$104,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$102,820
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$102,190
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$101,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$100,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$100,260
Redding
$99,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$98,530
Salinas
$96,580
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$96,080
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$95,180
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$94,590
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$93,870
Fresno
$92,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$89,630
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$86,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$85,160
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$84,740
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$83,870
Chico
$78,680
Modesto
$78,640
Visalia-Porterville
$73,430
Hanford-Corcoran
$69,420
El Centro
$66,820
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,920
Merced
$56,340

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