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Other Biological Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other biological 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Biological Scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$66,690
25th Percentile Wage
$83,580
50th Percentile Wage
$126,000
75th Percentile Wage
$157,600
90th Percentile Wage
$172,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological 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 $172,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,690.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$126,000
19.74% 35.29%
2021
$101,130
-2.75% -
2020
$103,910
1.13% -
2019
$102,740
7.76% -
2018
$94,770
3.08% -
2017
$91,850
0.36% -
2016
$91,520
0.13% -
2015
$91,400
2.34% -
2014
$89,260
2.67% -
2013
$86,880
6.15% -
2012
$81,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Biological Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $126,000, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for other biological scientists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $127,780). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of other biological scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$127,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$126,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$105,300
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$101,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$98,970
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$98,230
Salinas
$97,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$96,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$89,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$88,740
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$86,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$86,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$84,150
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$81,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$81,850
Vallejo-Fairfield
$81,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$79,980
Fresno
$79,390
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,350
El Centro
$79,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$77,230
Bakersfield-Delano
$76,130
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$75,660
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,030
Stockton
$74,370
Redding
$72,820
Chico
$67,010
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$66,490
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$66,250
Modesto
$66,210
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,210
Visalia-Porterville
$61,310

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