The annual salary statistics of food service managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers 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 | $41,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers 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 $172,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $70,830 | 15.19% | 21.14% |
| 2018 | $60,070 | 9.62% | - |
| 2017 | $54,290 | 6.89% | - |
| 2016 | $50,550 | -3.96% | - |
| 2015 | $52,550 | -3.63% | - |
| 2014 | $54,460 | 1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $53,380 | -4.65% | - |
| 2012 | $55,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,830, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for food service managers in state of California, followed by Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $67,310). In comparison, the median annual salary of food service managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.