The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sound engineering technicians 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 | $28,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $123,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,790 | -10.76% | 30.74% |
| 2016 | $62,900 | -30.43% | - |
| 2015 | $82,040 | 3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $79,300 | 50.74% | - |
| 2013 | $39,060 | -0.69% | - |
| 2012 | $39,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,790 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for sound engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sound engineering technicians in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 60.0 percent (60.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Fresno |