The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hydrologists 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 | $87,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $193,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $221,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $221,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,800 | -1.19% | 24.11% |
| 2021 | $130,330 | 10.12% | - |
| 2020 | $117,140 | 4.58% | - |
| 2019 | $111,780 | 5.06% | - |
| 2018 | $106,120 | 5.25% | - |
| 2017 | $100,550 | -6.34% | - |
| 2016 | $106,920 | -2.72% | - |
| 2015 | $109,830 | 2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $106,970 | 4.31% | - |
| 2013 | $102,360 | 4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $97,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,800 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for hydrologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of hydrologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 48.5 percent (48.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.