The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science technicians 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 | $60,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $127,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $80,790 | 1.62% | -9.49% |
| 2016 | $79,480 | 3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $76,550 | -18.25% | - |
| 2014 | $90,520 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $90,110 | 1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $88,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,790 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.