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Average Paperhangers Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Paperhangers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earn a median annual salary of $65,190, which is +35.1% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (metro area).

$65,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median annual wage
$31/hour median
+35.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,260
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$56,950
25th
$62,220
Median
$65,190
75th
$107,090
90th
$107,090

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
115.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$56,386
Goods: 108.5%
Services: 172.6%
Rents: 194.7%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51,510Compare200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,260CompareN/A

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Natural Sciences Managers$222,8403.28
Computer And Information Systems Managers$221,8102.64
Nurse Practitioners$220,3300.62
Lawyers$215,0901.45
Marketing Managers$212,5202.13
Podiatrists$211,7500.66
Financial Managers$211,7301.44
Architectural And Engineering Managers$208,5801.95

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has salary data for 702 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Natural Sciences Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Paperhangers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Paperhangers are projected to change by +5.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.