The annual salary statistics of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 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 | $57,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 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 $132,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,970 | 6.59% | 30.79% |
| 2021 | $95,250 | 3.17% | - |
| 2020 | $92,230 | 5.39% | - |
| 2019 | $87,260 | 4.17% | - |
| 2018 | $83,620 | 8.96% | - |
| 2017 | $76,130 | 3.76% | - |
| 2016 | $73,270 | 3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $70,570 | -1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $71,750 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $69,490 | -1.55% | - |
| 2012 | $70,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,970, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $103,730). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.