The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other biological scientists 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 | $62,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $154,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,740 | 2.36% | 33.23% |
| 2021 | $99,340 | 7.80% | - |
| 2020 | $91,590 | 10.71% | - |
| 2019 | $81,780 | 0.53% | - |
| 2018 | $81,350 | -2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $83,340 | 6.94% | - |
| 2016 | $77,560 | 5.84% | - |
| 2015 | $73,030 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $71,980 | 5.77% | - |
| 2013 | $67,830 | -0.15% | - |
| 2012 | $67,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,740 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.