The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $83,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $168,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $226,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $226,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $138,000 | 7.18% | 25.03% |
| 2021 | $128,090 | 4.22% | - |
| 2020 | $122,690 | 0.28% | - |
| 2019 | $122,350 | 5.01% | - |
| 2018 | $116,220 | 1.13% | - |
| 2017 | $114,910 | 3.70% | - |
| 2016 | $110,660 | -0.84% | - |
| 2015 | $111,590 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $110,640 | -0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $110,670 | 6.51% | - |
| 2012 | $103,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $138,000 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.