The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $62,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $127,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,740 | -1.69% | 20.88% |
| 2021 | $97,360 | 3.79% | - |
| 2020 | $93,670 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $90,290 | 3.93% | - |
| 2018 | $86,740 | 9.43% | - |
| 2017 | $78,560 | 0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $78,410 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $75,540 | -1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $76,340 | 3.48% | - |
| 2013 | $73,680 | -2.81% | - |
| 2012 | $75,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,740 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.