Agent and Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and Athletes Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,750
25th Percentile Wage
$61,560
50th Percentile Wage
$97,490
75th Percentile Wage
$163,730
90th Percentile Wage
$223,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 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 $223,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,750.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2022
$97,490
28.30% 25.02%
2020
$69,900
-17.34% -
2019
$82,020
10.88% -
2018
$73,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Agent and Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and Athletes Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,490 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 61.1 percent (61.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$119,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$119,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$112,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$106,410
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$97,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$86,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$65,750
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$61,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$59,220
Salinas
$55,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$48,080
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$37,900

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.