The annual salary statistics of curators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of curators 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 | $55,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators 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 $103,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $91,560 | 40.47% | 34.50% |
| 2018 | $54,510 | -8.88% | - |
| 2017 | $59,350 | -2.63% | - |
| 2016 | $60,910 | -7.13% | - |
| 2015 | $65,250 | 5.09% | - |
| 2014 | $61,930 | -0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $62,460 | 3.99% | - |
| 2012 | $59,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,560, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for curators in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $81,610). In comparison, the median annual salary of curators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.