The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists 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 | $94,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $169,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $112,670 | -9.83% | 8.84% |
| 2021 | $123,740 | 2.93% | - |
| 2020 | $120,120 | 6.07% | - |
| 2019 | $112,830 | -5.71% | - |
| 2018 | $119,270 | 2.07% | - |
| 2017 | $116,800 | 27.42% | - |
| 2016 | $84,770 | 12.21% | - |
| 2015 | $74,420 | 3.59% | - |
| 2014 | $71,750 | -38.70% | - |
| 2013 | $99,520 | -3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $102,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $112,670 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for other physical scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other physical scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 51.5 percent (51.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.