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Electricians Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of electricians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electricians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electricians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,230
25th Percentile Wage
$48,530
50th Percentile Wage
$62,190
75th Percentile Wage
$81,650
90th Percentile Wage
$106,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $106,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,230.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,190
0.87% 15.26%
2021
$61,650
0.83% -
2020
$61,140
3.86% -
2019
$58,780
-1.00% -
2018
$59,370
-1.52% -
2017
$60,270
-5.14% -
2016
$63,370
2.45% -
2015
$61,820
0.86% -
2014
$61,290
6.74% -
2013
$57,160
7.80% -
2012
$52,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,190 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$93,300
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$92,730
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$86,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$84,150
Madera-Chowchilla
$75,110
Redding
$74,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$73,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$72,800
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$68,590
Vallejo-Fairfield
$67,840
Bakersfield-Delano
$67,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,270
Stockton
$67,160
Salinas
$64,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$64,060
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,810
Modesto
$63,440
Merced
$63,420
Yuba City
$63,030
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$63,000
Chico
$62,930
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,620
Hanford-Corcoran
$62,400
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,190
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,720
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,710
El Centro
$61,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,580
Napa
$61,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$61,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$60,510
Visalia-Porterville
$60,160
Fresno
$59,880
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$58,670
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$57,480
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$57,420
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$56,470
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,810

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