The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware engineers 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 | $105,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $133,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $168,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $215,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers 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 $215,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $168,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $105,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $168,240 | 1.94% | 47.53% |
| 2021 | $164,980 | 19.61% | - |
| 2020 | $132,630 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $125,730 | -0.64% | - |
| 2018 | $126,540 | 2.70% | - |
| 2017 | $123,120 | 5.35% | - |
| 2016 | $116,530 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $113,620 | 14.93% | - |
| 2014 | $96,660 | 6.16% | - |
| 2013 | $90,710 | 2.68% | - |
| 2012 | $88,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $168,240, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the highest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $167,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is .2 percent (.2%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.