How much do Acupuncturists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Acupuncturists, the published 10th percentile is $37,810 and the 90th percentile is $156,510. The difference is $118,700, which is 189.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,830 to the 75th at $117,520, covers $78,690.

The mean annual wage is $78,260, which sits above the median of $62,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $76,040 for Acupuncturists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,138, which is 28.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% lower than the California median of $75,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Acupuncturists at $54,138 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Acupuncturists. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $91,350 and employment of 50. That median is 45.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,124, against $54,138 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $64,420 and employment of 60. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,768, against $54,138 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $101,390. That median is 62% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,820, against $54,138 here.

Employment share

Acupuncturists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (450 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (7,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.