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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-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 | - | - |
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.