The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of microbiologists 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 | $79,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $144,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $173,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124,460 | 15.21% | 21.79% |
| 2021 | $105,530 | 3.73% | - |
| 2019 | $101,590 | 5.25% | - |
| 2018 | $96,260 | 3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $92,790 | -1.23% | - |
| 2016 | $93,930 | -9.16% | - |
| 2015 | $102,530 | -0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $102,860 | 1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $101,060 | 3.68% | - |
| 2012 | $97,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $124,460, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for microbiologists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $109,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of microbiologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.