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Environmental Engineer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$72,740
25th Percentile Wage
$83,080
50th Percentile Wage
$106,530
75th Percentile Wage
$127,490
90th Percentile Wage
$144,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $144,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,740.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$106,530
2.38% 28.62%
2021
$103,990
11.66% -
2020
$91,860
-0.91% -
2019
$92,700
-3.96% -
2018
$96,370
-0.21% -
2017
$96,570
2.81% -
2016
$93,860
2.28% -
2015
$91,720
3.91% -
2014
$88,130
1.15% -
2013
$87,120
12.72% -
2012
$76,040
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,530 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 66.3 percent (66.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$132,170
Redding
$123,720
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$121,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$119,530
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$118,620
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$114,180
Vallejo-Fairfield
$113,430
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$110,340
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$109,350
Fresno
$108,300
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$108,180
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$106,950
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$106,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$106,360
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$105,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$104,110
Bakersfield-Delano
$102,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$101,500
Stockton
$100,680
Madera-Chowchilla
$97,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$96,310
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$88,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$85,540
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$83,120
Yuba City
$35,890

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.