The annual salary statistics of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 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 | $43,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 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 $70,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,740 | -9.99% | 5.30% |
| 2020 | $49,210 | 2.48% | - |
| 2019 | $47,990 | 18.65% | - |
| 2018 | $39,040 | 2.54% | - |
| 2017 | $38,050 | 0.03% | - |
| 2016 | $38,040 | -4.50% | - |
| 2015 | $39,750 | -11.52% | - |
| 2014 | $44,330 | -0.95% | - |
| 2013 | $44,750 | 5.32% | - |
| 2012 | $42,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,740 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Fresno and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fresno | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine |