The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $69,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $179,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $111,600 | -2.37% | 16.08% |
| 2016 | $114,250 | 9.91% | - |
| 2015 | $102,930 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $102,610 | 11.73% | - |
| 2013 | $90,570 | -3.40% | - |
| 2012 | $93,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,600 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.