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Civil Engineering Technician Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering technicians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineering Technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,380
25th Percentile Wage
$54,780
50th Percentile Wage
$60,770
75th Percentile Wage
$66,400
90th Percentile Wage
$77,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $77,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$60,770
4.54% -19.43%
2016
$58,010
1.47% -
2015
$57,160
-38.35% -
2014
$79,080
7.17% -
2013
$73,410
1.13% -
2012
$72,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineering Technician Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,770 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

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