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Geological and Hydrologic Technician Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of geological and hydrologic technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of geological and hydrologic 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Geological and Hydrologic Technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,760
25th Percentile Wage
$38,930
50th Percentile Wage
$52,380
75th Percentile Wage
$59,980
90th Percentile Wage
$64,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and hydrologic 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 $64,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,760.

Table 2. Compare Geological and Hydrologic Technician Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,380 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for geological and hydrologic technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of geological and hydrologic technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bakersfield-Delano
$80,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$76,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$73,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$72,440
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$60,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$59,300
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$53,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$52,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$49,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,110

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