The annual salary statistics of drywall and ceiling tile installers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of drywall and ceiling tile installers 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 | $51,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for drywall and ceiling tile installers 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 $122,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of drywall and ceiling tile installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,120 | 1.81% | 29.58% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | 10.83% | - |
| 2020 | $70,150 | 2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $68,370 | 7.49% | - |
| 2018 | $63,250 | -8.21% | - |
| 2017 | $68,440 | 7.98% | - |
| 2016 | $62,980 | -27.01% | - |
| 2015 | $79,990 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $77,020 | 23.28% | - |
| 2013 | $59,090 | 4.52% | - |
| 2012 | $56,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,120, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for drywall and ceiling tile installers in state of California, following the highest paying city Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary of $90,750). Compared with Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, the median annual salary of drywall and ceiling tile installers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower.