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Environmental Engineering Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Engineering Technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Engineering Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$84,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$83,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$79,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$75,430
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$66,910
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$65,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$64,010
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,400
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$60,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$58,590
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$58,060
Fresno
$57,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$57,250
Vallejo-Fairfield
$57,160
Modesto
$56,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$54,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,930
Stockton
$44,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$42,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,810
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$39,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,400

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