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Computer Programmers Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer programmers 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 Computer Programmers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,050
25th Percentile Wage
$83,920
50th Percentile Wage
$105,660
75th Percentile Wage
$129,640
90th Percentile Wage
$157,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $157,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,050.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$105,660
-3.55% 6.36%
2016
$109,410
0.35% -
2015
$109,030
2.81% -
2014
$105,970
8.22% -
2013
$97,260
-1.73% -
2012
$98,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Programmers Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,660, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the second highest paying city for computer programmers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $106,070). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of computer programmers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is .4 percent (.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$106,070
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$105,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$105,640
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$105,170
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$104,920
Salinas
$104,280
Vallejo-Fairfield
$98,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$96,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$94,380
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$91,590
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$91,380
Visalia-Porterville
$89,840
Chico
$89,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$88,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$87,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$87,430
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$86,710
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$86,300
Fresno
$85,780
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$85,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$85,570
Napa
$85,030
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$83,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$82,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$81,960
Stockton
$81,490
Hanford-Corcoran
$76,980
Merced
$72,430
Modesto
$71,480
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,050
Redding
$33,300