The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of dental laboratory technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $30,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $74,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,370.
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 | $44,410 | 2.43% | 4.41% |
| 2016 | $43,330 | 0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $43,290 | 5.91% | - |
| 2014 | $40,730 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $39,980 | -6.18% | - |
| 2012 | $42,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,410 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.