The annual salary statistics of veterinarians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of veterinarians 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 | $72,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinarians 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 $218,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinarians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,760 | 1.06% | 15.77% |
| 2021 | $126,410 | 3.79% | - |
| 2020 | $121,620 | 7.95% | - |
| 2019 | $111,950 | -18.57% | - |
| 2018 | $132,740 | 10.10% | - |
| 2017 | $119,330 | 7.05% | - |
| 2016 | $110,920 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $107,830 | -5.20% | - |
| 2014 | $113,440 | 2.29% | - |
| 2013 | $110,840 | 2.91% | - |
| 2012 | $107,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,760 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for veterinarians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinarians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.