The annual salary statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 | $39,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 $96,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,560 | 4.50% | 23.41% |
| 2021 | $60,700 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $60,230 | 10.38% | - |
| 2019 | $53,980 | 5.22% | - |
| 2018 | $51,160 | 2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $50,110 | -4.03% | - |
| 2016 | $52,130 | 3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $50,450 | 2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $49,420 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $48,130 | -1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $48,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,560, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for automotive service technicians and mechanics in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $72,530). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower.