The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology teachers 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 | $50,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers 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 $139,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,280 | -4.22% | 39.72% |
| 2016 | $97,220 | 7.10% | - |
| 2015 | $90,320 | 35.52% | - |
| 2014 | $58,240 | 3.19% | - |
| 2013 | $56,380 | 0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $56,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,280 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.