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Civil Engineering Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Civil Engineering Technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,370
25th Percentile Wage
$76,650
50th Percentile Wage
$96,670
75th Percentile Wage
$104,000
90th Percentile Wage
$106,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$96,670
-0.13% 27.82%
2021
$96,800
12.20% -
2020
$84,990
11.93% -
2019
$74,850
2.38% -
2018
$73,070
14.32% -
2017
$62,610
1.88% -
2016
$61,430
0.54% -
2015
$61,100
-16.86% -
2014
$71,400
-4.45% -
2013
$74,580
6.44% -
2012
$69,780
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineering Technician Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,670, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of California, followed by Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary $83,770). In comparison, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$96,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$83,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$81,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$79,610
Modesto
$79,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$78,840
Vallejo-Fairfield
$78,390
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$77,150
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,860
Napa
$76,820
Stockton
$75,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$75,760
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$75,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$74,330
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$73,540
Salinas
$72,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$72,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,230
Visalia-Porterville
$72,070
Fresno
$71,120
Redding
$70,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,900
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$67,810
Merced
$66,980
El Centro
$65,870
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,860
Bakersfield-Delano
$64,510
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$62,860
Chico
$61,190
Yuba City
$60,800
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,950

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