The annual salary statistics of economists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of economists 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 | $46,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $177,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,320 | -44.66% | -8.92% |
| 2016 | $119,080 | 0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $118,740 | 10.00% | - |
| 2014 | $106,870 | 14.82% | - |
| 2013 | $91,030 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $89,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,320 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 45.4 percent (45.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.