The average criminalist salary at Oakland was $221,077 , which is 32 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 107 percent higher than the national average for this job . Criminalist salaries at Oakland typically range from $201,650 to $229,138 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported criminalist salary was $270,057. There are 21 employees at Oakland with the job title criminalist.