The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of aerospace engineers 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 | $63,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $116,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers 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 $165,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $116,190 | 2.13% | 17.39% |
| 2021 | $113,710 | 4.22% | - |
| 2020 | $108,910 | 2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $105,740 | 0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $105,010 | -2.22% | - |
| 2017 | $107,340 | 0.08% | - |
| 2016 | $107,250 | 2.98% | - |
| 2015 | $104,050 | 5.53% | - |
| 2014 | $98,300 | 1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $96,980 | 1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $95,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,190 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 30.4 percent (30.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.