The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary communications teachers 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 | $54,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $219,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications teachers 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 $219,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,560 | 3.68% | 27.95% |
| 2021 | $103,600 | -17.14% | - |
| 2020 | $121,360 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $117,250 | 10.29% | - |
| 2018 | $105,190 | 29.08% | - |
| 2017 | $74,600 | -1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $75,620 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $72,770 | -8.77% | - |
| 2014 | $79,150 | 3.49% | - |
| 2013 | $76,390 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $77,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,560 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary communications teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.