The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social and human service assistants 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 | $38,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants 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 $79,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,770 | 2.68% | 21.37% |
| 2021 | $49,410 | -12.97% | - |
| 2020 | $55,820 | 8.69% | - |
| 2019 | $50,970 | 4.98% | - |
| 2018 | $48,430 | 7.04% | - |
| 2017 | $45,020 | -1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $45,870 | 7.30% | - |
| 2015 | $42,520 | 2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $41,590 | -0.43% | - |
| 2013 | $41,770 | 4.43% | - |
| 2012 | $39,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,770, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $49,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.