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Broadcast Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of broadcast technicians 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 Broadcast Technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,530
25th Percentile Wage
$34,540
50th Percentile Wage
$35,530
75th Percentile Wage
$75,600
90th Percentile Wage
$93,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast technicians 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 $93,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,530.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$35,530
-63.47% -21.93%
2020
$58,080
18.42% -
2019
$47,380
-7.39% -
2018
$50,880
-9.49% -
2017
$55,710
-23.32% -
2016
$68,700
24.75% -
2015
$51,700
5.51% -
2014
$48,850
2.25% -
2013
$47,750
9.28% -
2012
$43,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Broadcast Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,530 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for broadcast technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of broadcast technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 64.6 percent (64.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$100,340
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$80,090
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$59,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$51,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,220
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$45,130
Fresno
$44,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$39,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,400
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,460
Salinas
$35,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$35,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$34,930
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$31,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$28,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$28,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,320
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,880
Chico
$18,990

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.