The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering 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 | $51,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering 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 $84,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,540 | 16.56% | 24.35% |
| 2021 | $61,360 | 6.80% | - |
| 2020 | $57,190 | 12.68% | - |
| 2019 | $49,940 | 6.61% | - |
| 2018 | $46,640 | -10.78% | - |
| 2017 | $51,670 | -12.50% | - |
| 2016 | $58,130 | 0.55% | - |
| 2015 | $57,810 | -3.91% | - |
| 2014 | $60,070 | 4.51% | - |
| 2013 | $57,360 | 3.02% | - |
| 2012 | $55,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,540 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.