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Lighting Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of lighting technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lighting technicians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lighting Technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,180
25th Percentile Wage
$41,650
50th Percentile Wage
$52,000
75th Percentile Wage
$65,540
90th Percentile Wage
$69,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lighting technicians 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 $69,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lighting technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$52,000
16.85% 16.85%
2021
$43,240
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Table 2. Compare Lighting Technician Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,000 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for lighting technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lighting technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 36.6 percent (36.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$82,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$62,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$61,170
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$52,000
Fresno
$49,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$48,000

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.