The annual salary statistics of traffic technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of traffic technicians 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 | $28,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for traffic technicians 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 $141,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of traffic technicians from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $50,730 | 17.72% | -8.59% |
| 2018 | $41,740 | -31.98% | - |
| 2016 | $55,090 | 3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $53,400 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $52,470 | -4.99% | - |
| 2012 | $55,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,730 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for traffic technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of traffic technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |