The annual salary statistics of transportation inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transportation inspectors 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 | $58,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation inspectors 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 $114,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation inspectors from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $97,860 | 9.40% | 51.36% |
| 2020 | $88,660 | 6.08% | - |
| 2019 | $83,270 | -4.64% | - |
| 2018 | $87,130 | -7.23% | - |
| 2013 | $93,430 | 49.05% | - |
| 2012 | $47,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for transportation inspectors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $85,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of transportation inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.