The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary sociology teachers 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 | $64,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers 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 $170,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,100 | 2.40% | 17.77% |
| 2021 | $100,630 | 9.26% | - |
| 2020 | $91,310 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $86,480 | -5.99% | - |
| 2018 | $91,660 | -1.64% | - |
| 2016 | $93,160 | 13.89% | - |
| 2015 | $80,220 | -6.87% | - |
| 2014 | $85,730 | 9.48% | - |
| 2013 | $77,600 | -9.25% | - |
| 2012 | $84,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,100 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.