The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forensic science technicians 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 | $62,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $136,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $88,460 | -9.86% | 6.94% |
| 2021 | $97,180 | -7.37% | - |
| 2020 | $104,340 | 2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $101,690 | 2.55% | - |
| 2018 | $99,100 | 18.84% | - |
| 2017 | $80,430 | 8.49% | - |
| 2016 | $73,600 | -7.01% | - |
| 2015 | $78,760 | -6.88% | - |
| 2014 | $84,180 | 0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $84,060 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $82,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,460 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.1 percent (47.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.