The annual salary statistics of operations research analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of operations research analysts 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 | $63,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $151,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations research analysts 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 $151,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operations research analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,560 | 0.82% | -24.44% |
| 2021 | $83,870 | -22.73% | - |
| 2020 | $102,930 | 5.96% | - |
| 2019 | $96,800 | 1.10% | - |
| 2018 | $95,740 | 9.25% | - |
| 2017 | $86,880 | -2.23% | - |
| 2016 | $88,820 | 4.27% | - |
| 2015 | $85,030 | -23.34% | - |
| 2014 | $104,880 | -5.49% | - |
| 2013 | $110,640 | 4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $105,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,560 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for operations research analysts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of operations research analysts in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.