The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hydrologists 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 | $47,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $181,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,840 | -1.90% | 16.69% |
| 2021 | $103,770 | 2.58% | - |
| 2020 | $101,090 | 4.83% | - |
| 2019 | $96,210 | -1.46% | - |
| 2018 | $97,610 | 9.64% | - |
| 2014 | $88,200 | 1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $86,490 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $84,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,840 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for hydrologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of hydrologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 37.3 percent (37.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.