The annual salary statistics of photographers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers 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 | $36,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $81,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,980 | 6.84% | 35.39% |
| 2021 | $46,560 | -21.37% | - |
| 2020 | $56,510 | 33.34% | - |
| 2019 | $37,670 | -4.88% | - |
| 2018 | $39,510 | 28.30% | - |
| 2017 | $28,330 | 10.55% | - |
| 2016 | $25,340 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $24,310 | 5.22% | - |
| 2014 | $23,040 | -7.86% | - |
| 2013 | $24,850 | -29.94% | - |
| 2012 | $32,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 60.1 percent (60.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.