National » Microbiologists » San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA

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

The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of microbiologists 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 Microbiologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,430
25th Percentile Wage
$67,990
50th Percentile Wage
$109,900
75th Percentile Wage
$149,310
90th Percentile Wage
$178,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $178,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,430.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$109,900
0.22% 0.22%
2016
$109,660
2.62% -
2015
$106,790
0.62% -
2014
$106,130
1.69% -
2013
$104,340
-5.10% -
2012
$109,660
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,900, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the second highest paying city for microbiologists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $124,460). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of microbiologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,460
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$109,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$105,680
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,960
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$99,760
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$98,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$96,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$93,330
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$87,200
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$84,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$82,050
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,870
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$77,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$76,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$74,800
Vallejo-Fairfield
$73,260
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$70,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$62,410
Fresno
$39,850
Modesto
$39,450