How much do Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, the published 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th percentile is $92,670. The difference is $46,590, which is 76.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,370 to the 75th at $77,230, covers $27,860.

The mean annual wage is $65,420, which sits above the median of $60,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 24.8% higher than the national median of $48,570 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,889, which is 13% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% higher than the California median of $54,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers at $54,889 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 3rd of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $51,210 and employment of 260. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,599, against $54,889 here.
• Merced, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $49,940 and employment of 220. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,817, against $54,889 here.
• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $44,500 and employment of 450. That median is 26.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,810, against $54,889 here.

Employment share

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (5,080 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.