The annual salary statistics of flight attendants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of flight attendants 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 | $24,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for flight attendants 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 $65,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of flight attendants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,160 | 3.14% | 23.25% |
| 2016 | $44,710 | -0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $44,820 | 4.60% | - |
| 2014 | $42,760 | 2.41% | - |
| 2013 | $41,730 | 15.10% | - |
| 2012 | $35,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,160 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for flight attendants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of flight attendants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |