The annual salary statistics of chemists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $58,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $190,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $190,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,530.
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 | $105,160 | 5.92% | 10.42% |
| 2016 | $98,930 | 4.25% | - |
| 2015 | $94,730 | 2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $92,330 | -0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $92,800 | -1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $94,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,160, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $109,080). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of chemists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.