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Chemical Technician Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,770
25th Percentile Wage
$40,170
50th Percentile Wage
$45,430
75th Percentile Wage
$52,330
90th Percentile Wage
$58,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,770.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,430
13.98% 22.10%
2021
$39,080
-14.46% -
2014
$44,730
20.88% -
2012
$35,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Technician Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,430 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.1 percent (34.1%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California.