The annual salary statistics of commercial divers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial divers 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 | $38,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $182,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $182,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial divers 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 $182,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $182,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial divers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $182,000 | 12.82% | 56.12% |
| 2021 | $158,660 | 66.33% | - |
| 2018 | $53,420 | -62.11% | - |
| 2017 | $86,600 | 1.81% | - |
| 2016 | $85,030 | 6.07% | - |
| 2015 | $79,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $182,000, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the highest paying city for commercial divers in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $107,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of commercial divers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |