The annual salary statistics of sociologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sociologists 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 | $84,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists 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 $160,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sociologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $117,280 | 2.09% | 24.45% |
| 2019 | $114,830 | 0.18% | - |
| 2018 | $114,620 | 14.37% | - |
| 2016 | $98,150 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $96,630 | 8.35% | - |
| 2013 | $88,560 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $88,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,280 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for sociologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sociologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.