The annual salary statistics of physicists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists 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 | $81,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $116,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $205,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $138,150 | 2.96% | 30.70% |
| 2021 | $134,060 | 0.99% | - |
| 2020 | $132,730 | 15.44% | - |
| 2019 | $112,230 | -0.45% | - |
| 2018 | $112,730 | 9.95% | - |
| 2017 | $101,510 | 14.07% | - |
| 2016 | $87,230 | 9.54% | - |
| 2015 | $78,910 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $79,990 | -12.19% | - |
| 2013 | $89,740 | -6.69% | - |
| 2012 | $95,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $138,150 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.