The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $31,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $58,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,490 | 12.43% | 19.05% |
| 2021 | $31,080 | 2.35% | - |
| 2020 | $30,350 | 6.10% | - |
| 2019 | $28,500 | -0.60% | - |
| 2018 | $28,670 | -5.58% | - |
| 2017 | $30,270 | -1.78% | - |
| 2016 | $30,810 | 7.14% | - |
| 2015 | $28,610 | -3.08% | - |
| 2014 | $29,490 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $29,040 | 1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $28,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,490 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 33.3 percent (33.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.