The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of museum technicians and conservators 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 | $43,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators 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 $92,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,700 | 7.14% | 29.67% |
| 2021 | $61,010 | 3.49% | - |
| 2020 | $58,880 | 3.92% | - |
| 2019 | $56,570 | 14.55% | - |
| 2018 | $48,340 | 3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $46,740 | 5.84% | - |
| 2016 | $44,010 | 0.64% | - |
| 2015 | $43,730 | 11.82% | - |
| 2014 | $38,560 | -12.55% | - |
| 2013 | $43,400 | -6.47% | - |
| 2012 | $46,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,700, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $57,630). In comparison, the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.