The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of medical appliance technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $24,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians 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 $113,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,450.
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 | $57,480 | 4.94% | 24.11% |
| 2016 | $54,640 | -33.03% | - |
| 2015 | $72,690 | 24.31% | - |
| 2014 | $55,020 | 20.72% | - |
| 2012 | $43,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,480, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for medical appliance technicians in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $44,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical appliance technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.
| 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 |