The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radiation therapists 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 | $111,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $122,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists 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 $170,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $111,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radiation therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $135,310 | 4.46% | 26.30% |
| 2021 | $129,270 | 1.92% | - |
| 2020 | $126,790 | 2.13% | - |
| 2019 | $124,090 | 3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $119,680 | 1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $118,140 | -0.22% | - |
| 2016 | $118,400 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $114,950 | 13.78% | - |
| 2014 | $99,110 | -0.01% | - |
| 2013 | $99,120 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $99,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,310 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for radiation therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of radiation therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.