The annual salary statistics of other social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other social 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 | $44,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $107,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,580 | 15.00% | 39.80% |
| 2021 | $61,690 | 4.57% | - |
| 2020 | $58,870 | -3.14% | - |
| 2019 | $60,720 | -44.66% | - |
| 2018 | $87,840 | 7.05% | - |
| 2017 | $81,650 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $78,900 | -2.22% | - |
| 2014 | $80,650 | 22.57% | - |
| 2013 | $62,450 | 30.04% | - |
| 2012 | $43,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,580 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 52.8 percent (52.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.