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Machinists Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of machinists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of machinists 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 Machinists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,250
25th Percentile Wage
$40,140
50th Percentile Wage
$57,220
75th Percentile Wage
$76,930
90th Percentile Wage
$95,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $95,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,250.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,220
5.38% 3.16%
2016
$54,140
5.02% -
2015
$51,420
-19.64% -
2014
$61,520
-2.58% -
2013
$63,110
12.20% -
2012
$55,410
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,220 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$61,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$61,310
Napa
$58,090
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$57,220
Salinas
$56,940
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$55,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$55,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$55,120
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$54,970
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$50,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$50,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$50,060
Hanford-Corcoran
$49,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$49,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,340
Modesto
$49,130
Bakersfield-Delano
$48,790
Merced
$48,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$48,180
Redding
$48,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,890
Stockton
$47,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,440
Fresno
$45,770
Vallejo-Fairfield
$45,740
Chico
$43,670
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$43,610
Yuba City
$41,410
Madera-Chowchilla
$40,790
Visalia-Porterville
$40,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,260
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,210
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$37,440
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,840
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$35,520