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Political Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of political scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of political 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Political Scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,790
25th Percentile Wage
$49,530
50th Percentile Wage
$63,870
75th Percentile Wage
$86,720
90th Percentile Wage
$110,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for political 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 $110,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of political scientists from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$63,870
-39.31% -39.31%
2012
$88,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Political Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,870 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for political scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of political scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$90,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$80,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$77,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$71,210
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$66,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,870
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$63,870

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