The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $79,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $168,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,840 | 4.91% | 12.23% |
| 2021 | $110,150 | -6.74% | - |
| 2020 | $117,570 | 1.11% | - |
| 2019 | $116,270 | 2.44% | - |
| 2018 | $113,430 | 1.02% | - |
| 2017 | $112,270 | 4.32% | - |
| 2016 | $107,420 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $104,730 | 0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $104,590 | 2.81% | - |
| 2013 | $101,650 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $101,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,840 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.