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Atmospheric and Space Scientist Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of atmospheric and space scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of atmospheric and space scientists 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 Atmospheric and Space Scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,600
25th Percentile Wage
$54,370
50th Percentile Wage
$60,660
75th Percentile Wage
$107,670
90th Percentile Wage
$124,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for atmospheric and space scientists 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 $124,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of atmospheric and space scientists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$60,660
0.96% -85.79%
2013
$60,080
-87.58% -
2012
$112,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Atmospheric and Space Scientist Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,660, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the lowest paying city for atmospheric and space scientists in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $128,560). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of atmospheric and space scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 52.8 percent (52.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$128,560
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$107,220
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$105,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$103,510
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$101,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$91,470
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$87,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$73,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$71,750
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,660