Highest-earning zip codes in San Francisco metro area
The 2020 median household income in the US was $67,521, a decrease of 2.9% from the 2019 median of $69,560, according to the US Census’s annual analysis of income and poverty in the US COVID-19 in 2020 drastically altered income and poverty levels, along with consumer habits and job opportunities—the fallout of which continues today.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning zip codes in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA using data from the US Census Bureau. Zip codes were mapped to city using Simple Maps. Counties are ranked by 2019 5-year estimate median household income.
Education levels and occupation mightily contribute to salaries, but where a worker lives can give a boost to employees across the board—or result in diminished earnings. It’s not just a location’s tax rates and cost of living, either. According to a Brookings study, simple geography is responsible for a large variation in earnings: Sebring, Florida, for example, has the low median earning of just $26,000, while the metro area of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara in California boasts a median earning figure of $65,000. The same study found that overall workers in the top-earning 30 locations across the US earn an average of 37% more than the workers in the bottom 30 locations.
Silicon Valley boasts a workforce that Sebring, Florida, simply can’t. In addition to powerhouse hubs like Silicon…
