The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary political science teachers 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 | $38,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $216,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science teachers 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 $216,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $108,980 | 3.89% | 27.94% |
| 2021 | $104,740 | -19.60% | - |
| 2020 | $125,270 | 1.65% | - |
| 2019 | $123,200 | 4.92% | - |
| 2018 | $117,140 | 13.56% | - |
| 2017 | $101,250 | -3.80% | - |
| 2016 | $105,100 | -2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $108,150 | 7.47% | - |
| 2014 | $100,070 | 11.91% | - |
| 2013 | $88,150 | 10.91% | - |
| 2012 | $78,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary political science teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |