The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of aerospace engineers 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 | $78,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $128,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $166,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $200,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $194,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers 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 $194,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $166,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $166,930 | 7.59% | 38.21% |
| 2021 | $154,260 | 15.29% | - |
| 2020 | $130,680 | -1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $132,850 | 2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $129,880 | 13.12% | - |
| 2016 | $112,840 | 3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $108,890 | 0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $108,870 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $106,510 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $103,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $166,930, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for aerospace engineers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $136,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of aerospace engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.