The annual salary statistics of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 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 | $47,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 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 $128,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,450 | 5.01% | 19.84% |
| 2021 | $70,720 | 4.36% | - |
| 2020 | $67,640 | -6.39% | - |
| 2019 | $71,960 | 15.58% | - |
| 2018 | $60,750 | 9.32% | - |
| 2017 | $55,090 | 0.94% | - |
| 2016 | $54,570 | -5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $57,780 | -5.16% | - |
| 2014 | $60,760 | -2.65% | - |
| 2013 | $62,370 | 4.31% | - |
| 2012 | $59,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,450, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $78,690). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.