The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators 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 | $60,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators 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 $136,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,010 | 2.15% | 21.51% |
| 2021 | $96,880 | -6.59% | - |
| 2020 | $103,260 | 7.68% | - |
| 2019 | $95,330 | 1.26% | - |
| 2018 | $94,130 | 4.09% | - |
| 2017 | $90,280 | 4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $85,860 | 5.40% | - |
| 2015 | $81,220 | -0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $81,430 | 2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $79,110 | 1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $77,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,010, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $104,440). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.