The annual salary statistics of legislators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 | $35,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $147,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $87,630 | 13.42% | 29.51% |
| 2018 | $75,870 | 29.54% | - |
| 2017 | $53,460 | -0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $53,680 | -5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $56,660 | -18.06% | - |
| 2014 | $66,890 | 0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $66,320 | 6.86% | - |
| 2012 | $61,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,630 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 68.1 percent (68.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.