The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other physical scientists 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 | $86,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $114,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $189,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $170,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $134,440 | -11.28% | -1.60% |
| 2021 | $149,610 | -14.16% | - |
| 2020 | $170,790 | 3.85% | - |
| 2019 | $164,210 | 6.51% | - |
| 2018 | $153,520 | -0.48% | - |
| 2017 | $154,260 | 21.33% | - |
| 2016 | $121,350 | -1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $123,000 | 0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $122,300 | -11.68% | - |
| 2012 | $136,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $134,440, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for other physical scientists in state of California, followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary $133,950). In comparison, the median annual salary of other physical scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.