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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security and fire alarm systems installers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,890
25th Percentile Wage
$47,050
50th Percentile Wage
$61,380
75th Percentile Wage
$76,970
90th Percentile Wage
$81,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security and fire alarm systems installers 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 $81,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,890.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security and fire alarm systems installers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$61,380
1.91% 28.51%
2021
$60,210
9.22% -
2020
$54,660
5.10% -
2019
$51,870
-1.48% -
2018
$52,640
7.24% -
2017
$48,830
6.23% -
2016
$45,790
0.24% -
2015
$45,680
3.77% -
2014
$43,960
-0.32% -
2013
$44,100
0.50% -
2012
$43,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,380 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for security and fire alarm systems installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of security and fire alarm systems installers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$74,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$62,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$62,060
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$61,380
Vallejo-Fairfield
$61,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$58,910
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$58,770
Salinas
$58,690
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$57,090
Redding
$55,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$55,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$53,540
Modesto
$51,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$50,550
Stockton
$49,910
Fresno
$48,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$47,740
Visalia-Porterville
$47,370
Bakersfield-Delano
$45,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$44,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$44,500
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$40,780
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,640

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.