How much do Tree Trimmers and Pruners make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Tree Trimmers and Pruners, the published 10th percentile is $47,940 and the 90th percentile is $100,750. The difference is $52,810, which is 69.5% 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 $59,940 to the 75th at $84,510, covers $24,570.

The mean annual wage is $74,180, which sits below the median of $75,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 49.1% higher than the national median of $50,960 for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,719, which is 29% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.5% higher than the California median of $62,550.

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 $75,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $65,719 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 10 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 $47,720 and employment of 110. That median is 37.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,423, against $65,719 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $50,190 and employment of 70. That median is 33.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,760, against $65,719 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $73,570 and employment of 190. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,257, against $65,719 here.

Employment share

Tree Trimmers and Pruners accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (990 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.18 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.