The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineering technicians 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 | $39,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians 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 $92,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,970 | 9.72% | 27.42% |
| 2021 | $59,560 | -0.50% | - |
| 2020 | $59,860 | 2.22% | - |
| 2019 | $58,530 | -3.14% | - |
| 2018 | $60,370 | -3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $62,440 | -1.15% | - |
| 2016 | $63,160 | -6.92% | - |
| 2015 | $67,530 | 7.51% | - |
| 2014 | $62,460 | 14.47% | - |
| 2013 | $53,420 | 10.37% | - |
| 2012 | $47,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,970 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Maria-Santa Barbara and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.