The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $61,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $147,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $199,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $117,100 | 15.18% | 38.22% |
| 2021 | $99,320 | 12.59% | - |
| 2020 | $86,820 | 6.14% | - |
| 2019 | $81,490 | 8.64% | - |
| 2018 | $74,450 | 6.41% | - |
| 2017 | $69,680 | -4.87% | - |
| 2016 | $73,070 | -0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $73,600 | -5.68% | - |
| 2014 | $77,780 | 1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $76,420 | 5.33% | - |
| 2012 | $72,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $117,100, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary of $126,740). Compared with Santa Cruz-Watsonville, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower.