The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sound engineering technicians 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 | $38,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $142,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,430 | 4.19% | -0.43% |
| 2021 | $62,690 | 3.38% | - |
| 2020 | $60,570 | 19.51% | - |
| 2019 | $48,750 | 18.24% | - |
| 2018 | $39,860 | -20.95% | - |
| 2017 | $48,210 | -3.98% | - |
| 2016 | $50,130 | -28.51% | - |
| 2015 | $64,420 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $65,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,430 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for sound engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sound engineering technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 65.3 percent (65.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.