The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $39,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $120,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $120,760 | -2.48% | 0.65% |
| 2016 | $123,760 | 10.61% | - |
| 2015 | $110,630 | 5.09% | - |
| 2014 | $105,000 | -0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $105,130 | -14.12% | - |
| 2012 | $119,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $120,760 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.