SOC 19-3022 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Survey Researchers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Survey Researchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $109,350. The 10th percentile is $66,780 and the 90th percentile is $202,710. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$109,350
- 10th percentile
- $66,780
- 25th percentile
- $80,800
- Median
- $109,350
- 75th percentile
- $174,560
- 90th percentile
- $202,710
- Mean
- $127,690
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Survey Researchers, the published 10th percentile is $66,780 and the 90th percentile is $202,710. The difference is $135,930, which is 124.3% 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 $80,800 to the 75th at $174,560, covers $93,760.
The mean annual wage is $127,690, which sits above the median of $109,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 57.4% higher than the national median of $69,460 for Survey Researchers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,028, which is 42.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 30.9% higher than the California median of $83,520.
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 $109,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Survey Researchers at $99,028 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Survey Researchers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 2 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).).
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $110,540 and employment of 180. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,612, against $99,028 here.
Highest-paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Survey Researchers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Survey Researchers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Survey Researchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $109,350. The 10th percentile is $66,780 and the 90th percentile is $202,710.
How does that compare with the national median for Survey Researchers?
The local median is 57.4% higher than the national median of $69,460.
What is Survey Researchers pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $109,350 is $99,028. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA compare with nearby metros for Survey Researchers?
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $110,540. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.