The annual salary statistics of physicists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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 | $96,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $136,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $172,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $200,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $198,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $172,270 | 3.56% | 24.98% |
| 2021 | $166,130 | 35.62% | - |
| 2020 | $106,960 | -13.87% | - |
| 2019 | $121,800 | 0.80% | - |
| 2018 | $120,820 | -15.32% | - |
| 2017 | $139,330 | 0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $138,460 | 9.48% | - |
| 2015 | $125,340 | 0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $124,660 | -0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $125,670 | -2.84% | - |
| 2012 | $129,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $172,270, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for physicists in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $140,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of physicists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.