The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical 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 | $37,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $72,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,040 | 5.70% | 27.76% |
| 2021 | $48,130 | 4.34% | - |
| 2020 | $46,040 | 3.30% | - |
| 2019 | $44,520 | -3.77% | - |
| 2018 | $46,200 | -2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $47,330 | -2.47% | - |
| 2016 | $48,500 | 1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $47,540 | 15.12% | - |
| 2014 | $40,350 | 9.57% | - |
| 2013 | $36,490 | -1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $36,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,040 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.