The annual salary statistics of sociologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sociologists 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 | $79,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists 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 $143,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sociologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $119,910 | 4.68% | 32.57% |
| 2021 | $114,300 | 13.24% | - |
| 2020 | $99,170 | -3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $102,490 | 1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $100,870 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $96,710 | 1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $94,980 | -1.74% | - |
| 2015 | $96,630 | 5.14% | - |
| 2014 | $91,660 | 8.85% | - |
| 2013 | $83,550 | 3.23% | - |
| 2012 | $80,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,910 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for sociologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sociologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.