The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education teachers 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 | $50,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers 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 $150,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,070 | 26.34% | 26.86% |
| 2018 | $66,350 | -14.74% | - |
| 2016 | $76,130 | -21.79% | - |
| 2015 | $92,720 | 0.70% | - |
| 2014 | $92,070 | 28.45% | - |
| 2012 | $65,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,070 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 35.6 percent (35.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.