The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other life scientists 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 | $78,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $113,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $221,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $221,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $221,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,510 | 12.03% | 34.98% |
| 2021 | $116,570 | -0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $117,030 | 29.30% | - |
| 2015 | $82,740 | 2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $80,670 | 3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $77,970 | -10.50% | - |
| 2012 | $86,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,510, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for other life scientists in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $162,710). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of other life scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower.