The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $74,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $164,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,420 | 6.45% | 24.78% |
| 2016 | $114,520 | -1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $116,120 | 4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $111,030 | 2.58% | - |
| 2013 | $108,170 | 14.87% | - |
| 2012 | $92,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,420 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.