Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$68,450avg. a year
$32.91 an hour · 6,860 employed
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $68,450 a year. That is $8,910 (15%) more than the California average of $59,540. The U.S. average is $53,450.
$62,340Median pay
$32.91Average hourly
+15%vs. California average
6,860Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
15,080 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$65,420
$31.45 an hour
25,950 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$63,230
$30.40 an hour
3570 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$60,440
$29.06 an hour
4260 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$60,190
$28.94 an hour
5100 jobs
Redding, CA
$59,870
$28.78 an hour
61,980 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$59,820
$28.76 an hour
7570 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$59,450
$28.58 an hour
8170 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$59,250
$28.48 an hour
9260 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$58,500
$28.12 an hour
1022,610 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$57,790
$27.78 an hour
11100 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$57,170
$27.49 an hour
12480 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$57,050
$27.43 an hour
13220 jobs
Merced, CA
$55,930
$26.89 an hour
14180 jobs
Napa, CA
$55,070
$26.47 an hour
151,320 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$54,910
$26.40 an hour
16720 jobs
Modesto, CA
$54,830
$26.36 an hour
171,110 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$53,100
$25.53 an hour
181,340 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$51,850
$24.93 an hour
195,870 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$51,610
$24.81 an hour
20110 jobs
El Centro, CA
$49,610
$23.85 an hour
21480 jobs
Visalia, CA
$49,340
$23.72 an hour
2290 jobs
Chico, CA
$49,190
$23.65 an hour
231,170 jobs
Fresno, CA
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
24450 jobs
Salinas, CA
$47,350
$22.77 an hour
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How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $49,270 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $50,750 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $61,520 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $48,430 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $64,060 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $71,000 |
Questions and answers
How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $68,450 a year, and the median is $62,340. About 6,860 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $8,910 (15%) more than the California average of $59,540.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.75 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9061. Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.