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Broadcast Technician Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of broadcast 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Broadcast Technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,230
25th Percentile Wage
$31,620
50th Percentile Wage
$60,050
75th Percentile Wage
$106,280
90th Percentile Wage
$125,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast 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 $125,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$60,050
-14.49% 27.28%
2016
$68,750
23.90% -
2015
$52,320
8.03% -
2014
$48,120
0.23% -
2013
$48,010
9.04% -
2012
$43,670
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Table 2. Compare Broadcast Technician Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,050 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 40.2 percent (40.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 68.4 percent (68.4%) 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