The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources 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 | $87,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $124,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $162,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $206,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $206,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $162,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $162,050 | 0.66% | 4.07% |
| 2018 | $160,980 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $157,090 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $155,360 | -1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $157,880 | 2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $154,320 | -3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $159,770 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $155,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $162,050, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for human resources managers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $153,830). In comparison, the median annual salary of human resources managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.