The annual salary statistics of chemists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $51,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $87,010 | -4.94% | 13.31% |
| 2016 | $91,310 | 1.70% | - |
| 2015 | $89,760 | 12.08% | - |
| 2014 | $78,920 | 6.45% | - |
| 2013 | $73,830 | -2.17% | - |
| 2012 | $75,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,010 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 50.7 percent (50.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.