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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,120
25th Percentile Wage
$36,790
50th Percentile Wage
$47,310
75th Percentile Wage
$69,900
90th Percentile Wage
$96,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $96,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,120.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$47,310
-6.45% -5.35%
2016
$50,360
-5.48% -
2015
$53,120
-0.02% -
2014
$53,130
9.17% -
2013
$48,260
-3.27% -
2012
$49,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Technician Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,310 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$64,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$54,200
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$52,560
Modesto
$52,100
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$51,040
Bakersfield-Delano
$49,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,610
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$49,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,860
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$48,400
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,310
Napa
$46,950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$46,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$45,430
Merced
$44,190
Visalia-Porterville
$43,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,890
Stockton
$43,650
Fresno
$42,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$39,610
Salinas
$38,810
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$38,030
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$37,310
Redding
$29,930