The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners 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 | $104,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $130,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $157,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $192,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $192,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $157,150 | 18.31% | 34.13% |
| 2021 | $128,370 | 2.93% | - |
| 2020 | $124,610 | 1.63% | - |
| 2019 | $122,580 | 2.89% | - |
| 2018 | $119,040 | 2.34% | - |
| 2017 | $116,250 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $111,330 | -2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $114,010 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $113,930 | 1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $112,630 | 8.10% | - |
| 2012 | $103,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $157,150 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.