The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of compensation and benefits managers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $70,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $151,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $185,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers 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 $185,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $114,750 | 4.24% | 11.07% |
| 2018 | $109,890 | -8.67% | - |
| 2017 | $119,420 | -7.49% | - |
| 2016 | $128,360 | -5.52% | - |
| 2015 | $135,440 | 11.58% | - |
| 2014 | $119,760 | 12.82% | - |
| 2013 | $104,410 | 2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $102,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $114,750, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the lowest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of California, following city of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $166,760). In comparison, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.