The annual salary statistics of veterinary technologists and technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of veterinary technologists and technicians 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 | $44,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinary technologists and technicians 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 $75,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinary technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,740 | 15.47% | 31.17% |
| 2021 | $48,810 | 1.95% | - |
| 2020 | $47,860 | 4.16% | - |
| 2019 | $45,870 | 2.46% | - |
| 2018 | $44,740 | 1.68% | - |
| 2017 | $43,990 | 8.98% | - |
| 2016 | $40,040 | -3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $41,270 | -1.26% | - |
| 2014 | $41,790 | 3.69% | - |
| 2013 | $40,250 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $39,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,740, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for veterinary technologists and technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $58,680). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of veterinary technologists and technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.