The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $93,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $172,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $93,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $130,000 | 0.68% | 23.01% |
| 2021 | $129,120 | 5.90% | - |
| 2020 | $121,500 | -0.84% | - |
| 2019 | $122,520 | 0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $121,820 | -4.86% | - |
| 2017 | $127,740 | 6.61% | - |
| 2016 | $119,300 | 5.76% | - |
| 2015 | $112,430 | 6.96% | - |
| 2014 | $104,600 | 7.36% | - |
| 2013 | $96,900 | -3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $100,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,000, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Maria-Santa Barbara (median annual salary of $130,690). Compared with Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .5 percent (.5%) lower.