The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $57,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $168,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,440 | 1.49% | 19.64% |
| 2021 | $95,000 | 8.40% | - |
| 2020 | $87,020 | 10.09% | - |
| 2019 | $78,240 | 1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $76,730 | -0.01% | - |
| 2017 | $76,740 | -1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $78,020 | -4.23% | - |
| 2015 | $81,320 | 1.01% | - |
| 2014 | $80,500 | -1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $81,320 | 4.70% | - |
| 2012 | $77,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,440, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $94,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.