The annual salary statistics of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) 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 | $61,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) 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 $161,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $107,090 | -1.52% | 1.10% |
| 2016 | $108,720 | -2.17% | - |
| 2015 | $111,080 | 0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $110,870 | 1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $108,920 | 2.76% | - |
| 2012 | $105,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,090 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 49.7 percent (49.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.