The annual salary statistics of travel agents in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of travel agents 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 | $30,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $71,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,890 | 3.65% | 20.67% |
| 2021 | $46,140 | -1.93% | - |
| 2020 | $47,030 | -2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $48,430 | -2.70% | - |
| 2018 | $49,740 | 4.64% | - |
| 2017 | $47,430 | 16.61% | - |
| 2016 | $39,550 | 17.12% | - |
| 2015 | $32,780 | 3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $31,690 | -19.15% | - |
| 2013 | $37,760 | -0.61% | - |
| 2012 | $37,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,890 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 54.1 percent (54.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.