The annual salary statistics of historians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of historians 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 | $55,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for historians 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 $82,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of historians from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63,440 | -17.72% | -18.81% |
| 2015 | $74,680 | 5.13% | - |
| 2014 | $70,850 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $68,980 | -9.26% | - |
| 2012 | $75,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,440 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for historians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of historians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 50.0 percent (50.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |