The annual salary statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers 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 | $48,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security and fire alarm systems installers 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 $103,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security and fire alarm systems installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,470 | 5.13% | 21.50% |
| 2021 | $70,650 | 9.17% | - |
| 2020 | $64,170 | 5.45% | - |
| 2019 | $60,670 | 2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $59,130 | 8.64% | - |
| 2017 | $54,020 | 3.22% | - |
| 2016 | $52,280 | -7.54% | - |
| 2015 | $56,220 | -20.10% | - |
| 2014 | $67,520 | 6.28% | - |
| 2013 | $63,280 | 7.62% | - |
| 2012 | $58,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,470, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for security and fire alarm systems installers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $63,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of security and fire alarm systems installers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.