The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary physics teachers 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 | $67,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers 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 $124,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,470 | 25.46% | 11.91% |
| 2016 | $86,070 | 6.65% | - |
| 2015 | $80,350 | 3.25% | - |
| 2014 | $77,740 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $76,730 | -32.57% | - |
| 2012 | $101,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,470 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary physics teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.