The annual salary statistics of economists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of economists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $76,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $190,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $175,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $139,730 | -9.04% | 28.57% |
| 2021 | $152,360 | 17.06% | - |
| 2020 | $126,370 | 10.13% | - |
| 2019 | $113,570 | -4.83% | - |
| 2018 | $119,060 | 5.43% | - |
| 2017 | $112,590 | -1.55% | - |
| 2016 | $114,340 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $112,370 | 4.81% | - |
| 2014 | $106,970 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $102,610 | 2.73% | - |
| 2012 | $99,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $139,730, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for economists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $150,680). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of economists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower.