The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of dental laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $68,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $41,550 | -1.01% | 3.80% |
| 2016 | $41,970 | -4.46% | - |
| 2015 | $43,840 | 3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $42,450 | 3.82% | - |
| 2013 | $40,830 | 2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $39,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,550 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for dental laboratory technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.