The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers 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 | $71,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers 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 $127,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,930 | 7.55% | 22.79% |
| 2021 | $89,610 | 4.07% | - |
| 2020 | $85,960 | 5.27% | - |
| 2019 | $81,430 | 1.23% | - |
| 2018 | $80,430 | 0.87% | - |
| 2017 | $79,730 | 2.35% | - |
| 2016 | $77,860 | -0.90% | - |
| 2015 | $78,560 | -0.03% | - |
| 2014 | $78,580 | 4.63% | - |
| 2013 | $74,940 | 0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $74,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,930, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of California, following the highest paying city Salinas (median annual salary of $115,150). Compared with Salinas, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower.