The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radiation therapists 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 | $134,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $154,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $165,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $193,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $197,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists 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 $197,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $165,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $134,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radiation therapists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $165,620 | 16.34% | 31.72% |
| 2020 | $138,550 | 11.96% | - |
| 2019 | $121,980 | 2.00% | - |
| 2018 | $119,540 | -8.37% | - |
| 2017 | $129,550 | -0.56% | - |
| 2016 | $130,280 | 5.53% | - |
| 2015 | $123,070 | 5.77% | - |
| 2014 | $115,970 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $115,630 | 2.20% | - |
| 2012 | $113,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $165,620, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for radiation therapists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $175,710). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of radiation therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower.