The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of medical appliance technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,910 | -3.14% | -46.27% |
| 2016 | $39,100 | -4.40% | - |
| 2015 | $40,820 | -21.17% | - |
| 2014 | $49,460 | -31.64% | - |
| 2013 | $65,110 | 14.84% | - |
| 2012 | $55,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,910 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for medical appliance technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical appliance technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |