The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary physics teachers 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 | $64,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $149,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $212,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers 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 $199,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $149,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $149,360 | 14.52% | 5.03% |
| 2021 | $127,670 | 8.50% | - |
| 2020 | $116,820 | 8.53% | - |
| 2019 | $106,860 | -14.23% | - |
| 2018 | $122,070 | 5.00% | - |
| 2017 | $115,970 | -0.98% | - |
| 2016 | $117,110 | 19.55% | - |
| 2015 | $94,220 | -17.49% | - |
| 2014 | $110,700 | 1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $108,990 | -30.15% | - |
| 2012 | $141,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $149,360, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for postsecondary physics teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $166,740). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.