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Project Management Specialist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of project management specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of project management specialists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Project Management Specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$79,000
25th Percentile Wage
$103,700
50th Percentile Wage
$137,710
75th Percentile Wage
$196,350
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for project management specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $196,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,000.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of project management specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$137,710
8.02% 8.02%
2021
$126,660
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Table 2. Compare Project Management Specialist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,710, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for project management specialists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $127,390). In comparison, the median annual salary of project management specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$137,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$127,390
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$102,780
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$102,400
Vallejo-Fairfield
$101,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$100,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$98,880
Napa
$98,440
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$97,610
Hanford-Corcoran
$97,520
Modesto
$96,870
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$96,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$96,550
Yuba City
$96,440
Stockton
$96,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$95,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$94,630
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$93,630
El Centro
$93,560
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$93,180
Salinas
$91,850
Fresno
$90,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$90,250
Chico
$87,610
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,820
Visalia-Porterville
$83,560
Redding
$81,860
Merced
$80,830
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$69,150

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