The annual salary statistics of physicists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $61,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,130 | 23.24% | 9.59% |
| 2016 | $79,930 | -59.11% | - |
| 2015 | $127,180 | 19.74% | - |
| 2014 | $102,080 | 5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $96,560 | 2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $94,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,130 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 39.6 percent (39.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.