The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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 | $70,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $175,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $94,480 | -6.15% | 20.67% |
| 2021 | $100,290 | -19.36% | - |
| 2020 | $119,710 | 7.01% | - |
| 2019 | $111,320 | 1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $109,550 | -6.63% | - |
| 2017 | $116,810 | 5.24% | - |
| 2016 | $110,690 | -0.42% | - |
| 2015 | $111,160 | 15.12% | - |
| 2014 | $94,350 | 7.07% | - |
| 2013 | $87,680 | 14.52% | - |
| 2012 | $74,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,480 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.