The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of athletic trainers 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 | $46,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers 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 $80,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,360 | 4.97% | 14.93% |
| 2021 | $58,310 | 6.52% | - |
| 2020 | $54,510 | 3.91% | - |
| 2019 | $52,380 | -13.36% | - |
| 2018 | $59,380 | 17.13% | - |
| 2017 | $49,210 | 1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $48,420 | -0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $48,560 | -15.36% | - |
| 2014 | $56,020 | 0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $55,970 | 6.74% | - |
| 2012 | $52,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,360 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for athletic trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of athletic trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 63.4 percent (63.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.