The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians 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 | $35,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $89,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $54,970 | -12.13% | -27.23% |
| 2016 | $61,640 | -18.88% | - |
| 2015 | $73,280 | 3.73% | - |
| 2014 | $70,550 | 6.11% | - |
| 2013 | $66,240 | -5.59% | - |
| 2012 | $69,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,970 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.3 percent (34.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.