The annual salary statistics of legislators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $117,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $59,810 | -0.25% | 19.91% |
| 2018 | $59,960 | 4.57% | - |
| 2017 | $57,220 | 0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $57,070 | -5.38% | - |
| 2015 | $60,140 | -5.79% | - |
| 2014 | $63,620 | 17.26% | - |
| 2013 | $52,640 | 9.00% | - |
| 2012 | $47,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,810 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 47.9 percent (47.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 53.2 percent (53.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.