The annual salary statistics of machinists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists 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 | $36,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $77,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,680 | 13.51% | 30.94% |
| 2021 | $48,160 | 4.80% | - |
| 2020 | $45,850 | 6.35% | - |
| 2019 | $42,940 | 0.65% | - |
| 2018 | $42,660 | -6.56% | - |
| 2017 | $45,460 | -9.72% | - |
| 2016 | $49,880 | -0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $50,170 | 14.67% | - |
| 2014 | $42,810 | 5.40% | - |
| 2013 | $40,500 | 5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $38,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,680 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.