The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of air traffic controllers 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 | $59,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $114,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $167,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $188,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $203,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers 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 $203,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $167,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $167,460 | 3.05% | 13.94% |
| 2021 | $162,360 | -0.60% | - |
| 2020 | $163,340 | 7.00% | - |
| 2019 | $151,900 | 1.98% | - |
| 2017 | $148,890 | 1.18% | - |
| 2016 | $147,130 | 2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $142,760 | -2.56% | - |
| 2013 | $146,420 | 1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $144,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $167,460, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for air traffic controllers in state of California, following the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $174,470). Compared with Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, the median annual salary of air traffic controllers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |