The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians 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 | $37,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $83,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,440 | 11.59% | 24.36% |
| 2021 | $49,900 | 4.47% | - |
| 2020 | $47,670 | -6.94% | - |
| 2019 | $50,980 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $49,700 | -1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $50,350 | 7.19% | - |
| 2016 | $46,730 | -0.19% | - |
| 2015 | $46,820 | 4.46% | - |
| 2014 | $44,730 | -1.43% | - |
| 2013 | $45,370 | 5.91% | - |
| 2012 | $42,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,440 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.