The annual salary statistics of chemists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $51,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $150,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $88,680 | 11.19% | 7.15% |
| 2021 | $78,760 | 11.08% | - |
| 2020 | $70,030 | -12.91% | - |
| 2019 | $79,070 | 10.71% | - |
| 2018 | $70,600 | -2.79% | - |
| 2017 | $72,570 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $70,590 | -1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $71,840 | -14.73% | - |
| 2014 | $82,420 | 2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $80,650 | -2.10% | - |
| 2012 | $82,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,680 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 51.7 percent (51.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.