The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $64,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $128,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,760 | 17.86% | 41.01% |
| 2021 | $81,940 | 6.55% | - |
| 2020 | $76,570 | -60.08% | - |
| 2019 | $122,570 | 6.66% | - |
| 2018 | $114,410 | 2.24% | - |
| 2017 | $111,850 | 44.10% | - |
| 2016 | $62,520 | -1.97% | - |
| 2015 | $63,750 | -10.78% | - |
| 2014 | $70,620 | 11.91% | - |
| 2013 | $62,210 | 5.40% | - |
| 2012 | $58,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,760 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 60.5 percent (60.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.