The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary physics teachers 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 | $64,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $171,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $217,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers 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 $217,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $129,400 | -2.06% | 34.65% |
| 2021 | $132,070 | -0.48% | - |
| 2020 | $132,700 | 0.64% | - |
| 2019 | $131,850 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $128,540 | 11.23% | - |
| 2017 | $114,110 | 6.56% | - |
| 2016 | $106,620 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $105,320 | 7.92% | - |
| 2014 | $96,980 | 12.81% | - |
| 2012 | $84,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,400 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary physics teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.