The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers 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 | $54,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $150,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $105,170 | 4.46% | 26.38% |
| 2017 | $100,480 | 20.52% | - |
| 2016 | $79,860 | 0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $79,170 | 1.30% | - |
| 2014 | $78,140 | -1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $79,190 | 2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $77,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,170 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is .8 percent (.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 68.3 percent (68.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.