The annual salary statistics of chemists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $120,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,910 | 8.22% | -3.77% |
| 2021 | $70,590 | -5.01% | - |
| 2020 | $74,130 | -0.05% | - |
| 2019 | $74,170 | -10.54% | - |
| 2018 | $81,990 | -5.03% | - |
| 2017 | $86,110 | 7.32% | - |
| 2016 | $79,810 | 39.17% | - |
| 2015 | $48,550 | -24.26% | - |
| 2014 | $60,330 | -6.63% | - |
| 2013 | $64,330 | -24.06% | - |
| 2012 | $79,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,910 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 44.3 percent (44.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.