The annual salary statistics of sociologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sociologists 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 | $66,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists 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 $143,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sociologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,560 | -0.43% | 25.93% |
| 2016 | $107,020 | 3.35% | - |
| 2015 | $103,430 | 5.35% | - |
| 2014 | $97,900 | 17.56% | - |
| 2013 | $80,710 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $78,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,560 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for sociologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sociologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Stockton | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |