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Architects (Except Landscape and Naval) Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of architects (except landscape and naval) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architects (except landscape and naval) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Architects (Except Landscape and Naval) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,730
25th Percentile Wage
$74,380
50th Percentile Wage
$92,810
75th Percentile Wage
$120,190
90th Percentile Wage
$146,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architects (except landscape and naval) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architects (except landscape and naval) from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$92,810
3.93% 5.26%
2016
$89,160
2.46% -
2015
$86,970
0.63% -
2014
$86,420
-2.29% -
2013
$88,400
0.53% -
2012
$87,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Architects (Except Landscape and Naval) Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,810 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for architects (except landscape and naval) in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architects (except landscape and naval) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$103,230
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$100,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,470
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$97,540
Modesto
$97,230
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$95,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$95,440
Chico
$95,040
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$94,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$94,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$93,280
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$92,810
Napa
$92,220
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$88,330
Visalia-Porterville
$87,780
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$87,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$86,640
Salinas
$86,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$86,390
Stockton
$85,350
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$85,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$83,010
Vallejo-Fairfield
$82,910
Fresno
$82,370
Bakersfield-Delano
$81,030
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$78,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$76,190
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,610