The annual salary statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of orthotists and prosthetists 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 | $43,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for orthotists and prosthetists 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 $104,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orthotists and prosthetists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,140 | 3.78% | 9.13% |
| 2021 | $80,960 | 2.43% | - |
| 2020 | $78,990 | 25.47% | - |
| 2019 | $58,870 | -2.00% | - |
| 2018 | $60,050 | 10.34% | - |
| 2017 | $53,840 | -0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $54,270 | -59.17% | - |
| 2014 | $86,380 | 27.70% | - |
| 2013 | $62,450 | -22.43% | - |
| 2012 | $76,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,140 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for orthotists and prosthetists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of orthotists and prosthetists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.