The annual salary statistics of library technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of library technicians 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 | $39,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians 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 $80,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,000 | 13.45% | 10.55% |
| 2021 | $48,470 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $45,430 | -22.30% | - |
| 2018 | $55,560 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $53,690 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $52,300 | 5.60% | - |
| 2015 | $49,370 | -4.29% | - |
| 2014 | $51,490 | 0.04% | - |
| 2013 | $51,470 | 2.68% | - |
| 2012 | $50,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,000 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for library technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of library technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 44.5 percent (44.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.