The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hydrologists 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 | $89,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $116,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $144,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $196,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $205,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $144,900 | 15.03% | 16.51% |
| 2020 | $123,120 | 4.46% | - |
| 2019 | $117,630 | -4.22% | - |
| 2018 | $122,590 | 1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $120,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $120,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $144,900, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for hydrologists in state of California, following the highest paying city Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary of $162,540). Compared with Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, the median annual salary of hydrologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower.