The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of dental laboratory technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $64,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,860 | -9.29% | 25.93% |
| 2016 | $54,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2015 | $54,500 | 28.55% | - |
| 2014 | $38,940 | 4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $37,040 | 0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $36,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for dental laboratory technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $50,300). Compared with Santa Rosa-Petaluma, the median annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .9 percent (.9%) lower.