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Environmental Science Teacher Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of environmental science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental science teachers 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 Science Teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,820
25th Percentile Wage
$85,460
50th Percentile Wage
$87,450
75th Percentile Wage
$158,570
90th Percentile Wage
$176,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science teachers 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 $176,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2022
$87,450
-43.42% 1.99%
2021
$125,420
31.66% -
2018
$85,710
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,450 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for environmental science teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$106,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$104,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$102,120
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$87,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$74,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$56,160

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