The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental 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 | $81,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $172,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,170 | 3.44% | 26.01% |
| 2021 | $127,620 | 3.10% | - |
| 2020 | $123,670 | 12.88% | - |
| 2019 | $107,740 | -0.20% | - |
| 2018 | $107,960 | -3.83% | - |
| 2017 | $112,090 | -1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $113,460 | 6.14% | - |
| 2015 | $106,490 | 5.46% | - |
| 2014 | $100,680 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $99,210 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $97,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,170, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of California, followed by Redding (median annual salary $123,720). In comparison, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in Redding.