The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of reporters and correspondents 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 | $28,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents 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 $92,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,090.
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 | $51,960 | 16.80% | 16.05% |
| 2016 | $43,230 | -6.73% | - |
| 2015 | $46,140 | -2.67% | - |
| 2014 | $47,370 | 7.87% | - |
| 2013 | $43,640 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $43,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,960 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 50.3 percent (50.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.