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Chemical Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,110
25th Percentile Wage
$42,610
50th Percentile Wage
$51,040
75th Percentile Wage
$61,170
90th Percentile Wage
$72,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $72,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,110.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$51,040
5.70% 27.76%
2021
$48,130
4.34% -
2020
$46,040
3.30% -
2019
$44,520
-3.77% -
2018
$46,200
-2.45% -
2017
$47,330
-2.47% -
2016
$48,500
1.98% -
2015
$47,540
15.12% -
2014
$40,350
9.57% -
2013
$36,490
-1.04% -
2012
$36,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,040 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$64,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$54,200
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$52,560
Modesto
$52,100
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$51,040
Bakersfield-Delano
$49,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,610
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$49,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,860
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$48,400
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,310
Napa
$46,950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$46,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$45,430
Merced
$44,190
Visalia-Porterville
$43,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,890
Stockton
$43,650
Fresno
$42,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$39,610
Salinas
$38,810
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$38,030
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$37,310
Redding
$29,930

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.