The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology 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 | $41,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology 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 $172,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,000 | -20.23% | 21.78% |
| 2021 | $103,400 | 9.51% | - |
| 2020 | $93,570 | 14.53% | - |
| 2019 | $79,970 | -25.83% | - |
| 2018 | $100,630 | 26.35% | - |
| 2017 | $74,110 | -20.39% | - |
| 2016 | $89,220 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $85,120 | 11.96% | - |
| 2014 | $74,940 | 6.20% | - |
| 2013 | $70,290 | 4.30% | - |
| 2012 | $67,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,000 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 51.8 percent (51.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.