The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental science and protection technicians 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 | $40,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians 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 $104,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $75,460 | 8.85% | 34.63% |
| 2017 | $68,780 | 24.85% | - |
| 2016 | $51,690 | 18.67% | - |
| 2015 | $42,040 | 1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $41,620 | -20.42% | - |
| 2013 | $50,120 | 1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $49,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,460, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for environmental science and protection technicians in state of California, followed by Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary $72,210). In comparison, the median annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in Santa Cruz-Watsonville.