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Air Traffic Controllers Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of air traffic controllers 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 Air Traffic Controllers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$94,070
25th Percentile Wage
$113,990
50th Percentile Wage
$148,290
75th Percentile Wage
$173,180
90th Percentile Wage
$184,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers 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 $184,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $148,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$148,290
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$148,290
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Table 2. Compare Air Traffic Controllers Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $148,290 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for air traffic controllers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of air traffic controllers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 48.1 percent (48.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$174,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$167,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$148,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$140,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$135,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$130,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$101,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$96,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,890

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