The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of soil and plant scientists 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 | $59,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $131,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $83,400 | 23.86% | 19.93% |
| 2020 | $63,500 | -10.68% | - |
| 2019 | $70,280 | -5.26% | - |
| 2018 | $73,980 | -0.32% | - |
| 2017 | $74,220 | 4.81% | - |
| 2016 | $70,650 | -0.13% | - |
| 2013 | $70,740 | 5.60% | - |
| 2012 | $66,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,400 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for soil and plant scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of soil and plant scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 53.0 percent (53.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.