The annual salary statistics of postsecondary economics teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary economics 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 | $31,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $169,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $200,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary economics 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 $182,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $169,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary economics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $169,980 | -1.26% | 50.51% |
| 2021 | $172,130 | 6.22% | - |
| 2020 | $161,420 | 3.56% | - |
| 2019 | $155,670 | 10.45% | - |
| 2018 | $139,410 | 32.35% | - |
| 2017 | $94,310 | -3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $97,430 | -16.23% | - |
| 2015 | $113,240 | 7.21% | - |
| 2014 | $105,080 | 11.96% | - |
| 2013 | $92,510 | 9.06% | - |
| 2012 | $84,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $169,980, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for postsecondary economics teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $175,330). Compared with Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, the median annual salary of postsecondary economics teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine |