The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of reporters and correspondents 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 | $28,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents 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 $88,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of reporters and correspondents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,580 | 13.11% | 9.14% |
| 2016 | $41,340 | -3.31% | - |
| 2015 | $42,710 | -8.01% | - |
| 2014 | $46,130 | 5.46% | - |
| 2013 | $43,610 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $43,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,580 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for reporters and correspondents in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of reporters and correspondents in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 45.7 percent (45.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.