The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $87,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $166,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,770 | -2.62% | -23.23% |
| 2021 | $103,410 | 0.05% | - |
| 2020 | $103,360 | 1.40% | - |
| 2019 | $101,910 | -6.77% | - |
| 2018 | $108,810 | -4.19% | - |
| 2017 | $113,370 | -1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $114,700 | -5.61% | - |
| 2014 | $121,130 | -1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $123,240 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $124,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,770 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.