The annual salary statistics of atmospheric and space scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of atmospheric and space scientists 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 | $71,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for atmospheric and space scientists 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 $177,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of atmospheric and space scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,560 | 5.09% | 12.77% |
| 2021 | $122,010 | 5.71% | - |
| 2020 | $115,040 | 1.26% | - |
| 2019 | $113,590 | 20.64% | - |
| 2018 | $90,150 | 0.92% | - |
| 2017 | $89,320 | 2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $87,520 | 24.23% | - |
| 2015 | $66,310 | -6.80% | - |
| 2014 | $70,820 | -3.05% | - |
| 2013 | $72,980 | -53.66% | - |
| 2012 | $112,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,560, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for atmospheric and space scientists in state of California, followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary $107,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of atmospheric and space scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City |