The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ship engineers 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 | $50,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers 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 $113,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,790 | -7.78% | 6.08% |
| 2021 | $80,610 | 1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $79,770 | 1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $78,470 | 1.35% | - |
| 2017 | $77,410 | 3.66% | - |
| 2016 | $74,580 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $72,930 | 1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $72,200 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $72,200 | 2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $70,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,790 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for ship engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of ship engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 58.6 percent (58.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |