The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials 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 | $51,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $144,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,880 | -23.11% | -0.71% |
| 2021 | $105,730 | -1.80% | - |
| 2020 | $107,630 | 42.27% | - |
| 2019 | $62,130 | 2.17% | - |
| 2018 | $60,780 | -3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $62,830 | 10.09% | - |
| 2016 | $56,490 | -13.45% | - |
| 2015 | $64,090 | 3.79% | - |
| 2014 | $61,660 | -23.65% | - |
| 2013 | $76,240 | -13.44% | - |
| 2012 | $86,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,880 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for materials scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 35.1 percent (35.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.