The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $97,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $123,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $144,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $182,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $97,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $144,830 | 1.82% | 17.02% |
| 2016 | $142,190 | 2.31% | - |
| 2015 | $138,910 | 3.35% | - |
| 2014 | $134,260 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $131,840 | 8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $120,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $144,830 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 39.5 percent (39.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.