The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses 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 | $107,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $131,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $163,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $181,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $214,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $214,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $163,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $107,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $163,070 | 1.97% | 20.21% |
| 2021 | $159,860 | 2.43% | - |
| 2020 | $155,980 | 6.15% | - |
| 2019 | $146,380 | 8.48% | - |
| 2018 | $133,970 | -3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $139,010 | 6.31% | - |
| 2016 | $130,240 | -0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $130,470 | 0.34% | - |
| 2014 | $130,030 | -0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $130,110 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $130,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $163,070 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 46.3 percent (46.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.