The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental 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 | $68,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $133,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $108,180 | -5.32% | 10.03% |
| 2016 | $113,940 | -1.15% | - |
| 2015 | $115,250 | 7.19% | - |
| 2014 | $106,960 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $105,300 | 7.57% | - |
| 2012 | $97,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,180 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 66.8 percent (66.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.