The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of gas plant operators 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 | $62,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators 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 $124,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $92,680 | -5.65% | -3.81% |
| 2021 | $97,920 | 1.05% | - |
| 2020 | $96,890 | 12.73% | - |
| 2019 | $84,560 | -16.27% | - |
| 2018 | $98,320 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $96,450 | 0.25% | - |
| 2016 | $96,210 | 5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $90,680 | 20.04% | - |
| 2013 | $72,510 | -32.69% | - |
| 2012 | $96,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,680 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |