The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $54,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $103,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,250 | 11.16% | 9.63% |
| 2021 | $66,850 | -5.71% | - |
| 2020 | $70,670 | -9.14% | - |
| 2019 | $77,130 | 12.21% | - |
| 2018 | $67,710 | 8.57% | - |
| 2017 | $61,910 | 4.78% | - |
| 2016 | $58,950 | 9.80% | - |
| 2015 | $53,170 | -27.89% | - |
| 2014 | $68,000 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $68,230 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $68,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,250 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 18.6 percent (18.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.