The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $81,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $168,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $197,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $197,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,800 | 23.37% | 47.30% |
| 2021 | $101,770 | 4.53% | - |
| 2020 | $97,160 | 7.05% | - |
| 2019 | $90,310 | 0.83% | - |
| 2018 | $89,560 | 5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $84,570 | 2.94% | - |
| 2016 | $82,080 | 11.45% | - |
| 2015 | $72,680 | -6.37% | - |
| 2014 | $77,310 | 4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $74,190 | 5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $69,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,800, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $130,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.