The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hydrologists 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 | $68,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $134,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $103,220 | -0.74% | 5.31% |
| 2016 | $103,980 | -1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $105,260 | -1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $106,970 | 5.10% | - |
| 2013 | $101,510 | 3.71% | - |
| 2012 | $97,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,220 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for hydrologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of hydrologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.