The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $74,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $199,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,490 | 1.73% | 14.47% |
| 2021 | $105,630 | 25.44% | - |
| 2020 | $78,760 | 4.72% | - |
| 2019 | $75,040 | 2.79% | - |
| 2018 | $72,950 | -24.28% | - |
| 2017 | $90,660 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $90,130 | 4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $86,040 | 2.28% | - |
| 2014 | $84,080 | -0.64% | - |
| 2013 | $84,620 | -8.65% | - |
| 2012 | $91,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,490 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for biochemists and biophysicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.