The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $62,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,450 | 2.14% | 25.26% |
| 2021 | $98,300 | 7.98% | - |
| 2020 | $90,460 | 6.39% | - |
| 2019 | $84,680 | 0.58% | - |
| 2018 | $84,190 | 2.51% | - |
| 2017 | $82,080 | 0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $81,360 | 0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $80,900 | 3.75% | - |
| 2014 | $77,870 | 2.26% | - |
| 2013 | $76,110 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $75,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,450, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for accountants and auditors in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $103,580). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of accountants and auditors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.