The annual salary statistics of machinists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of machinists 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 | $44,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $92,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,310 | 5.84% | 25.04% |
| 2021 | $57,730 | 6.86% | - |
| 2020 | $53,770 | 9.19% | - |
| 2019 | $48,830 | -9.71% | - |
| 2018 | $53,570 | -3.71% | - |
| 2017 | $55,560 | 7.27% | - |
| 2016 | $51,520 | 11.37% | - |
| 2015 | $45,660 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $44,300 | -4.72% | - |
| 2013 | $46,390 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $45,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,310, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for machinists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $61,570). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of machinists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .4 percent (.4%) lower.