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Sales Manager Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of sales managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sales managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sales Managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$67,670
25th Percentile Wage
$110,560
50th Percentile Wage
$166,030
75th Percentile Wage
$199,800
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales managers 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 $199,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $166,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,670.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$166,030
4.91% 0.94%
2018
$157,870
5.57% -
2017
$149,070
1.33% -
2016
$147,080
-3.56% -
2015
$152,320
-5.95% -
2014
$161,380
-4.40% -
2013
$168,480
2.38% -
2012
$164,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Sales Manager Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $166,030, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for sales managers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $147,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of sales managers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$166,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$147,120
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$140,900
Napa
$138,160
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$131,970
Merced
$126,540
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$122,680
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$122,120
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$118,310
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$115,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$110,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$110,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$110,500
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$106,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$105,270
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$101,070
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$97,990
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$96,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$92,130
Stockton
$92,060
Fresno
$91,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$90,670
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$88,700
Modesto
$88,440
Bakersfield-Delano
$87,480
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,760
Yuba City
$85,430
Salinas
$85,100
Visalia-Porterville
$83,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$82,520
Redding
$78,980
Hanford-Corcoran
$78,160
Vallejo-Fairfield
$76,860
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$76,400
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,610
Chico
$64,300
El Centro
$61,810
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,770
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,550

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