The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of reporters and correspondents 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 | $30,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents 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 $115,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of reporters and correspondents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,310 | -0.29% | 23.27% |
| 2016 | $48,450 | 4.93% | - |
| 2015 | $46,060 | 6.38% | - |
| 2014 | $43,120 | 10.88% | - |
| 2013 | $38,430 | 3.54% | - |
| 2012 | $37,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,310 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for reporters and correspondents in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of reporters and correspondents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.