The annual salary statistics of economists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of economists 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 | $61,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $183,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $191,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $191,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,410 | 4.75% | 27.56% |
| 2021 | $116,590 | 5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $110,560 | -2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $113,090 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $110,490 | 27.50% | - |
| 2016 | $80,110 | -0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $80,390 | -3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $82,800 | -11.81% | - |
| 2013 | $92,580 | 4.22% | - |
| 2012 | $88,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,410 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.