The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources specialists 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 | $46,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $127,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,020 | -0.03% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $76,040 | 9.72% | - |
| 2020 | $68,650 | 5.42% | - |
| 2019 | $64,930 | 0.91% | - |
| 2018 | $64,340 | 1.13% | - |
| 2017 | $63,610 | -2.41% | - |
| 2016 | $65,140 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $64,430 | 2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $62,570 | 3.10% | - |
| 2013 | $60,630 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $58,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,020 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.4 percent (37.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.