The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineers 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 | $81,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $183,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $183,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $119,530 | 6.91% | 39.68% |
| 2021 | $111,270 | 2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $108,230 | 8.16% | - |
| 2019 | $99,400 | 4.24% | - |
| 2018 | $95,190 | 4.61% | - |
| 2017 | $90,800 | 3.22% | - |
| 2016 | $87,880 | -5.76% | - |
| 2015 | $92,940 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $91,060 | 13.67% | - |
| 2013 | $78,610 | 8.28% | - |
| 2012 | $72,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,530 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 70.0 percent (70.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.