The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $81,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $198,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $126,030 | 5.96% | 42.46% |
| 2021 | $118,520 | 20.26% | - |
| 2020 | $94,510 | 3.23% | - |
| 2019 | $91,460 | 2.76% | - |
| 2018 | $88,940 | 0.60% | - |
| 2017 | $88,410 | 2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $85,820 | 4.36% | - |
| 2015 | $82,080 | -3.92% | - |
| 2014 | $85,300 | 3.97% | - |
| 2013 | $81,910 | 11.46% | - |
| 2012 | $72,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,030 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for multimedia artists and animators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.7 percent (44.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.