The annual salary statistics of operations research analysts in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operations research analysts 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 | $71,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $167,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations research analysts 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 $156,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operations research analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $111,490 | -17.56% | 23.62% |
| 2021 | $131,070 | 8.58% | - |
| 2020 | $119,830 | 20.89% | - |
| 2019 | $94,800 | 7.50% | - |
| 2018 | $87,690 | 5.45% | - |
| 2017 | $82,910 | -28.61% | - |
| 2016 | $106,630 | -6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $113,920 | -3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $117,530 | 3.25% | - |
| 2013 | $113,710 | 25.11% | - |
| 2012 | $85,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $111,490, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for operations research analysts in state of California, following the highest paying city Salinas (median annual salary of $125,480). Compared with Salinas, the median annual salary of operations research analysts in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower.