The annual salary statistics of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $61,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $162,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,560 | 1.30% | 16.64% |
| 2021 | $77,540 | 13.86% | - |
| 2020 | $66,790 | -9.69% | - |
| 2019 | $73,260 | 4.61% | - |
| 2018 | $69,880 | -5.15% | - |
| 2017 | $73,480 | 7.06% | - |
| 2016 | $68,290 | 3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $65,770 | 8.09% | - |
| 2014 | $60,450 | -3.61% | - |
| 2013 | $62,630 | -4.57% | - |
| 2012 | $65,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,560 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.