The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary biological science teachers 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 | $67,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $224,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers 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 $224,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $135,230 | 2.34% | 31.20% |
| 2021 | $132,070 | -14.17% | - |
| 2020 | $150,790 | 12.37% | - |
| 2019 | $132,140 | 4.29% | - |
| 2018 | $126,470 | 21.75% | - |
| 2017 | $98,960 | -0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $99,640 | 0.01% | - |
| 2015 | $99,630 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $99,390 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $97,940 | 5.00% | - |
| 2012 | $93,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $135,230, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Visalia-Porterville (median annual salary of $154,320). Compared with Visalia-Porterville, the median annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower.