The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of medical appliance technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance 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 $58,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,480 | 2.43% | -49.71% |
| 2016 | $43,400 | 7.24% | - |
| 2015 | $40,260 | -65.40% | - |
| 2012 | $66,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,480, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for medical appliance technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $57,480). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of medical appliance technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |