The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of microbiologists 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 | $75,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $168,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $105,680 | -0.30% | 11.06% |
| 2021 | $106,000 | -3.86% | - |
| 2020 | $110,090 | -2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $113,180 | 21.75% | - |
| 2015 | $88,560 | -4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $92,860 | 6.03% | - |
| 2013 | $87,260 | -7.71% | - |
| 2012 | $93,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,680 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 62.7 percent (62.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.