The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $170,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,290 | -0.13% | 7.83% |
| 2016 | $104,430 | -3.97% | - |
| 2015 | $108,580 | 2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $105,830 | 2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $103,550 | 7.18% | - |
| 2012 | $96,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,290 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for biochemists and biophysicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.