The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other life scientists 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 | $46,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $133,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,870 | 4.48% | 27.41% |
| 2021 | $100,170 | -3.53% | - |
| 2020 | $103,710 | 1.21% | - |
| 2019 | $102,460 | -5.84% | - |
| 2018 | $108,440 | 12.08% | - |
| 2017 | $95,340 | -0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $95,410 | 4.02% | - |
| 2015 | $91,570 | -6.68% | - |
| 2014 | $97,690 | 3.90% | - |
| 2013 | $93,880 | 18.92% | - |
| 2012 | $76,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,870 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for other life scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other life scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.