The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $75,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $196,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $121,260 | 4.58% | 17.38% |
| 2018 | $115,710 | -0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $116,600 | 0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $115,740 | 6.83% | - |
| 2015 | $107,830 | 1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $106,030 | 4.39% | - |
| 2013 | $101,380 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $100,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,260 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.