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Other Life Scientist Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other life scientists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Life Scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,020
25th Percentile Wage
$59,270
50th Percentile Wage
$73,230
75th Percentile Wage
$94,710
90th Percentile Wage
$116,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $116,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,020.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$73,230
-3.81% 20.77%
2014
$76,020
19.96% -
2013
$60,850
4.65% -
2012
$58,020
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Life Scientist Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,230 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for other life scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other life scientists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 55.0 percent (55.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$162,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$132,510
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$105,610
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$104,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$100,450
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$99,360
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$99,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$93,940
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$93,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$88,500
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$73,230
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$68,580