The annual salary statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of orthotists and prosthetists 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 | $48,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for orthotists and prosthetists 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 $104,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orthotists and prosthetists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,260 | -3.93% | -10.40% |
| 2021 | $89,650 | 12.58% | - |
| 2020 | $78,370 | 3.22% | - |
| 2019 | $75,850 | -5.89% | - |
| 2018 | $80,320 | 8.81% | - |
| 2017 | $73,240 | 3.96% | - |
| 2016 | $70,340 | 21.38% | - |
| 2015 | $55,300 | -7.65% | - |
| 2014 | $59,530 | -19.50% | - |
| 2013 | $71,140 | -33.86% | - |
| 2012 | $95,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,260 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for orthotists and prosthetists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of orthotists and prosthetists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.