The annual salary statistics of economists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of economists 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 | $77,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $150,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $223,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $170,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $150,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $150,680 | 8.63% | 35.25% |
| 2021 | $137,680 | 11.12% | - |
| 2020 | $122,370 | -19.83% | - |
| 2019 | $146,640 | 3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $141,670 | 1.33% | - |
| 2017 | $139,790 | 14.39% | - |
| 2016 | $119,670 | 75.87% | - |
| 2013 | $28,880 | -237.85% | - |
| 2012 | $97,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $150,680, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for economists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $139,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of economists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.