The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science 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 $129,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,890 | 1.18% | 28.82% |
| 2021 | $81,910 | 4.49% | - |
| 2020 | $78,230 | 0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $77,710 | 6.09% | - |
| 2018 | $72,980 | -6.39% | - |
| 2017 | $77,640 | 3.97% | - |
| 2016 | $74,560 | -2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $76,730 | 22.34% | - |
| 2014 | $59,590 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $59,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,890 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.6 percent (43.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.