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

The annual salary statistics of geological and petroleum technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of geological and petroleum 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 Petroleum Technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,750
25th Percentile Wage
$42,430
50th Percentile Wage
$52,110
75th Percentile Wage
$58,520
90th Percentile Wage
$62,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and petroleum 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 $62,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,750.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geological and petroleum technicians from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$52,110
-29.00% -29.00%
2017
$67,220
0.00% -
2012
$67,220
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,110 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for geological and petroleum technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of geological and petroleum technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$74,410
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,510
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$57,780
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$57,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$55,540
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$52,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$52,110
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$50,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,180
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$46,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$37,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,260

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.