The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,450 | 2.79% | 16.55% |
| 2021 | $79,180 | 3.52% | - |
| 2020 | $76,390 | 1.90% | - |
| 2019 | $74,940 | -1.73% | - |
| 2018 | $76,240 | 1.10% | - |
| 2017 | $75,400 | 2.40% | - |
| 2016 | $73,590 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $71,500 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $70,890 | 0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $70,470 | 3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $67,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,450 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.