SOC 51-9082 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical Appliance Technicians make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Appliance Technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $52,820. The 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,040. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$52,820

10th percentile
$43,420
25th percentile
$45,450
Median
$52,820
75th percentile
$74,500
90th percentile
$97,040
Mean
$62,530

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical Appliance Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,040. The difference is $53,620, which is 101.5% 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 $45,450 to the 75th at $74,500, covers $29,050.

The mean annual wage is $62,530, which sits above the median of $52,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 10% higher than the national median of $48,030 for Medical Appliance Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,687, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the California median of $51,530.

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 $52,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Appliance Technicians at $45,687 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Medical Appliance Technicians. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 2 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 Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $44,850 and employment of 80. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,611, against $45,687 here.

Employment share

Medical Appliance Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (140 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,280 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Medical Appliance Technicians make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Appliance Technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $52,820. The 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $97,040. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical Appliance Technicians?

The local median is 10% higher than the national median of $48,030.

What is Medical Appliance Technicians pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,820 is $45,687. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Medical Appliance Technicians?

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $44,850. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.