The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists 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 | $98,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $218,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $114,760 | 12.57% | 3.85% |
| 2021 | $100,340 | -25.70% | - |
| 2020 | $126,130 | -1.85% | - |
| 2019 | $128,460 | 1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $126,500 | 1.23% | - |
| 2017 | $124,940 | 6.76% | - |
| 2016 | $116,500 | 6.32% | - |
| 2015 | $109,140 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $105,690 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $106,050 | -4.05% | - |
| 2012 | $110,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,760 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for other physical scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other physical scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.4 percent (52.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.