The annual salary statistics of computer and information research scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer and information research scientists 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 | $66,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer and information research scientists 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 $196,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer and information research scientists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $136,810 | 8.44% | 11.80% |
| 2017 | $125,260 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $121,290 | 1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $119,540 | 2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $116,920 | -0.18% | - |
| 2013 | $117,130 | -3.02% | - |
| 2012 | $120,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $136,810, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for computer and information research scientists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $159,650). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of computer and information research scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower.