The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants 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 | $26,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants 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 $50,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $43,210 | 2.18% | 38.93% |
| 2017 | $42,270 | 37.57% | - |
| 2015 | $26,390 | 8.68% | - |
| 2014 | $24,100 | -14.36% | - |
| 2013 | $27,560 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $26,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,210, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of California, following the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $44,530). Compared with Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.