THE SPHERE INSTITUTE

214 LCA Filings
$100K Avg Wage
$82K Median Wage
$60K – $2.5M Wage Range
20 Job Types
7 Years Active
$88K COL-Adjusted Avg Wage
The average wage of $100K is adjusted for cost of living in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area (RPP: 113.6). A national-average equivalent of $88K reflects real purchasing power. (BEA data)

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Top Job Titles

Job TitleFilingsAvg Annual Wage
Data and Policy Analyst II28$71,962
Data and Policy Analyst III26$80,930
Data and Policy Analyst I18$63,910
Data and Policy Analyst IV18$220,376
Policy Lead13$93,385
Senior Policy Lead11$108,636
Policy Associate9$101,424
Lead Research Analyst I7$73,037
Senior Software Developer4$120,233
Data and Policy Analyst II 3$66,667

Top Work Locations

CityStateFilings
BurlingameCA113
Los AngelesCA29
WashingtonDC10
RocklinCA4
PittsburghPA3
SacramentoCA3
SeattleWA3
La JollaCA2

Wage Trend by Year

61 $145K 45 $126K 30 $108K 15 $89K 0 $70K Filings Avg Wage 2020: 20 filings 2021: 17 filings 2022: 25 filings 2023: 26 filings 2024: 61 filings 2025: 58 filings 2026: 7 filings 2020: $80,847 2021: $80,247 2022: $78,898 2023: $97,086 2024: $89,080 2025: $136,508 2026: $81,461 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
YearFilingsAvg Annual Wage
202020$80,847
202117$80,247
202225$78,898
202326$97,086
202461$89,080
202558$136,508
20267$81,461
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