The annual salary statistics of surveyors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveyors 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 | $47,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $126,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,890 | -1.22% | 21.53% |
| 2021 | $98,070 | 2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $95,910 | 7.58% | - |
| 2019 | $88,640 | 5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $83,630 | 4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $79,600 | 4.87% | - |
| 2016 | $75,720 | -2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $77,270 | -0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $77,950 | -3.59% | - |
| 2013 | $80,750 | 5.85% | - |
| 2012 | $76,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,890 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 51.9 percent (51.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.