The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of retail salespersons 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $48,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,030 | 11.05% | 34.68% |
| 2021 | $30,270 | -1.22% | - |
| 2020 | $30,640 | 8.68% | - |
| 2019 | $27,980 | 6.25% | - |
| 2018 | $26,230 | 4.61% | - |
| 2017 | $25,020 | 3.12% | - |
| 2016 | $24,240 | 6.35% | - |
| 2015 | $22,700 | 4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $21,730 | -0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $21,930 | -1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $22,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,030 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.4 percent (36.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.