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Chemical Plant and System Operator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of chemical plant and system operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical plant and system operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Plant and System Operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,500
25th Percentile Wage
$63,670
50th Percentile Wage
$73,230
75th Percentile Wage
$81,120
90th Percentile Wage
$91,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical plant and system operators 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 $91,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical plant and system operators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$73,230
18.39% 26.40%
2017
$59,760
7.83% -
2016
$55,080
1.87% -
2015
$54,050
-0.22% -
2014
$54,170
0.52% -
2013
$53,890
-0.02% -
2012
$53,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Plant and System Operator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,230 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemical plant and system operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical plant and system operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 39.5 percent (39.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$105,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$91,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$88,940
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$88,730
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,600
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$73,230
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$69,590
Stockton
$69,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$58,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$54,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$54,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$47,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$44,290

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