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Airfield Operations Specialist Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of airfield operations specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of airfield operations specialists 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 Airfield Operations Specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,510
25th Percentile Wage
$46,580
50th Percentile Wage
$47,460
75th Percentile Wage
$61,080
90th Percentile Wage
$78,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for airfield operations specialists 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 $78,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,510.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of airfield operations specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,460
20.92% 32.76%
2021
$37,530
-85.90% -
2020
$69,770
-12.23% -
2019
$78,300
7.16% -
2018
$72,690
4.65% -
2017
$69,310
53.96% -
2016
$31,910
-16.89% -
2015
$37,300
14.45% -
2012
$31,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Airfield Operations Specialist Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,460 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for airfield operations specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of airfield operations specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 44.4 percent (44.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$85,380
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$73,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$62,280
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$51,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$49,660
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,740
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$47,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$44,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$39,980

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