The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of retail salespersons 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 | $35,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $58,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,170 | 5.50% | 37.70% |
| 2021 | $36,070 | 4.99% | - |
| 2020 | $34,270 | 8.55% | - |
| 2019 | $31,340 | 6.19% | - |
| 2018 | $29,400 | 5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $27,740 | 2.24% | - |
| 2016 | $27,120 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $26,200 | 3.28% | - |
| 2014 | $25,340 | 3.59% | - |
| 2013 | $24,430 | 2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $23,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,170, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for retail salespersons in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $38,620). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of retail salespersons in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.