The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists 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 | $55,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists 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 $154,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,900 | 0.58% | 4.65% |
| 2016 | $106,280 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $104,350 | 3.93% | - |
| 2014 | $100,250 | -2.24% | - |
| 2013 | $102,500 | 0.56% | - |
| 2012 | $101,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,900, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the second highest paying city for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $111,780). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.