The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology 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 | $63,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology 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 $184,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $105,970 | 2.24% | 22.65% |
| 2021 | $103,600 | -9.27% | - |
| 2020 | $113,200 | -2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $116,510 | 9.40% | - |
| 2018 | $105,560 | 21.22% | - |
| 2017 | $83,160 | -3.60% | - |
| 2016 | $86,150 | 1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $85,170 | -9.44% | - |
| 2014 | $93,210 | 7.46% | - |
| 2013 | $86,260 | 4.97% | - |
| 2012 | $81,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,970 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.