The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary psychology 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 | $40,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology 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 $148,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,840 | -43.65% | -10.19% |
| 2016 | $94,580 | 20.37% | - |
| 2015 | $75,310 | -6.31% | - |
| 2014 | $80,060 | 10.95% | - |
| 2013 | $71,290 | -1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $72,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,840, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the lowest paying city for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California, following city of Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $178,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 63.1 percent (63.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma.