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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-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 | - | - |
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.