The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $70,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $154,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $108,120 | -1.89% | 24.03% |
| 2021 | $110,160 | 1.74% | - |
| 2020 | $108,240 | -1.38% | - |
| 2019 | $109,730 | -1.29% | - |
| 2018 | $111,150 | 4.03% | - |
| 2017 | $106,670 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $104,350 | 1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $102,680 | 11.47% | - |
| 2013 | $90,900 | 9.64% | - |
| 2012 | $82,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,120 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.