The annual salary statistics of transportation inspectors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transportation inspectors 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 | $45,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation inspectors 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 $120,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $70,780 | 4.80% | 17.90% |
| 2021 | $67,380 | -8.49% | - |
| 2020 | $73,100 | -4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $76,340 | 10.14% | - |
| 2018 | $68,600 | 5.55% | - |
| 2017 | $64,790 | 7.35% | - |
| 2016 | $60,030 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $56,170 | -3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $57,950 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $56,150 | -3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $58,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,780 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for transportation inspectors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of transportation inspectors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.