The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of solar photovoltaic installers 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 | $48,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers 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 $78,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of solar photovoltaic installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,810 | 5.95% | 31.08% |
| 2021 | $57,190 | -2.36% | - |
| 2020 | $58,540 | 3.33% | - |
| 2019 | $56,590 | 18.75% | - |
| 2018 | $45,980 | 13.29% | - |
| 2017 | $39,870 | -3.41% | - |
| 2016 | $41,230 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $40,740 | -5.94% | - |
| 2014 | $43,160 | 3.96% | - |
| 2013 | $41,450 | -1.11% | - |
| 2012 | $41,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,810, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for solar photovoltaic installers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $57,720). In comparison, the median annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.