The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 $99,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,680 | 12.53% | 39.95% |
| 2016 | $42,580 | -3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $43,930 | 29.11% | - |
| 2014 | $31,140 | 4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $29,620 | 1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $29,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,680, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $50,440). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.