The annual salary statistics of postsecondary computer science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary computer science 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 | $41,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $175,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $224,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary computer science 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 $224,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary computer science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $129,870 | -1.69% | 54.70% |
| 2021 | $132,070 | -3.69% | - |
| 2020 | $136,940 | 7.30% | - |
| 2019 | $126,950 | 4.47% | - |
| 2018 | $121,270 | 35.02% | - |
| 2017 | $78,800 | 0.85% | - |
| 2016 | $78,130 | 3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $75,740 | -9.51% | - |
| 2014 | $82,940 | 24.86% | - |
| 2013 | $62,320 | 5.60% | - |
| 2012 | $58,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $129,870, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for postsecondary computer science teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Visalia-Porterville (median annual salary of $155,270). Compared with Visalia-Porterville, the median annual salary of postsecondary computer science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower.