The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant 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 | $54,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant 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 $134,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,390 | 16.27% | 19.11% |
| 2021 | $79,870 | -21.37% | - |
| 2020 | $96,940 | -6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $103,520 | 21.61% | - |
| 2018 | $81,150 | 6.30% | - |
| 2017 | $76,040 | 3.47% | - |
| 2016 | $73,400 | -19.97% | - |
| 2015 | $88,060 | 11.06% | - |
| 2014 | $78,320 | 1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $77,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,390 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.