The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical 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 | $75,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical 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 $196,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,820 | 11.33% | 21.94% |
| 2021 | $108,910 | 5.89% | - |
| 2020 | $102,500 | -1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $104,080 | 2.37% | - |
| 2018 | $101,610 | -0.70% | - |
| 2017 | $102,320 | -11.68% | - |
| 2016 | $114,270 | -2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $116,590 | 5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $110,450 | 6.85% | - |
| 2013 | $102,880 | 6.81% | - |
| 2012 | $95,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,820 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.