The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical engineers 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 | $68,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $151,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $164,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $130,320 | 3.03% | 25.24% |
| 2015 | $126,370 | 0.73% | - |
| 2014 | $125,450 | -2.47% | - |
| 2013 | $128,550 | 24.21% | - |
| 2012 | $97,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,320 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.