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Animal Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of animal scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Animal Scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,360
25th Percentile Wage
$70,590
50th Percentile Wage
$83,590
75th Percentile Wage
$135,570
90th Percentile Wage
$141,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal 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 $141,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,360.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal scientists from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2015
$83,590
-10.70% -1.35%
2014
$92,530
8.44% -
2013
$84,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Animal Scientist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,590, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for animal scientists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $90,700). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of animal scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$83,590

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.