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Flight Attendant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of flight attendants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of flight attendants 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 Flight Attendants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,770
25th Percentile Wage
$45,670
50th Percentile Wage
$61,650
75th Percentile Wage
$80,310
90th Percentile Wage
$105,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for flight attendants 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 $105,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of flight attendants from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$61,650
6.62% 6.62%
2015
$57,570
0.00% -
2012
$57,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Flight Attendant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,650 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for flight attendants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of flight attendants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$77,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$67,990
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$61,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,850
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$46,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$41,920

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