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Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Solar Photovoltaic Installers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,970
25th Percentile Wage
$41,390
50th Percentile Wage
$48,770
75th Percentile Wage
$58,040
90th Percentile Wage
$66,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of solar photovoltaic installers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,770
13.45% 13.45%
2012
$42,210
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Table 2. Compare Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,770 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for solar photovoltaic installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$60,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$57,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$57,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,630
Visalia-Porterville
$50,510
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,230
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$48,770
Modesto
$48,200
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,980
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
Stockton
$47,400
Fresno
$46,760
Redding
$46,640
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$45,820
Merced
$44,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,010
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$40,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$40,260
Chico
$39,240
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,900