The annual and hourly salary statistics of surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $184,500. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $150,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,580.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California. The median hourly salary is $88.70. The average hourly salary of the 25th percentile is $72.54. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $26.24.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $184,500, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the highest paying city for surgeons in state of California, followed by Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine (median annual salary $156,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont |
From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is higher than that of both state of California and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of surgeons in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ($184,500) is 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in California ($0) and 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in the United States ($0).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| California | |
| USA |