The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses 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 | $106,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $132,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $173,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $182,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $216,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $216,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $173,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $106,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $173,510 | 9.02% | 31.08% |
| 2021 | $157,860 | 1.70% | - |
| 2020 | $155,170 | 8.72% | - |
| 2019 | $141,640 | 6.50% | - |
| 2018 | $132,430 | 2.39% | - |
| 2017 | $129,270 | -0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $130,330 | -2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $132,970 | 1.87% | - |
| 2014 | $130,480 | 0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $129,750 | 7.84% | - |
| 2012 | $119,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $173,510, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for registered nurses in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary of $175,350). Compared with Santa Cruz-Watsonville, the median annual salary of registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.