What is the average salary in San Diego, CA?

$78,520a year

Average yearly pay across 673 jobs with official data in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $37.75
Jobs with data: 673
Workers counted: 1,508,190

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cardiologist	$493,700
Psychiatrist	$335,600
Physician	$333,300
Physician	$323,100
Airline Pilot	$322,000
Family Medicine Physician	$295,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$293,400
General Internal Medicine Physician	$282,200
Pediatrician	$262,700
Chief Executive	$238,400

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$35,300
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$42,190
Retail Salesperson	$37,810
Cashier	$37,020
Registered Nurse	$139,500
Office Clerk	$49,920
General and Operations Manager	$119,600
Waiter and Waitress	$35,850
Laborer and Freight	$43,320
Janitor and Cleaner	$38,450

Management

Administrative Services Manager$122,000
Advertising and Promotions Manager$137,100
Architectural and Engineering Manager$202,800
Chief Executive$238,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$161,000
Computer and Information Systems Manager$206,700
Construction Manager$133,200
Education Administrator$163,200
Education Administrator$125,500
Education Administrator$107,900
Education and Childcare Administrator$62,500
Emergency Management Director$117,100
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$76,720
Facilities Manager$102,300
Farmer$103,300
Financial Manager$174,200
Food Service Manager$80,010
Fundraising Manager$134,700
Funeral Home Manager$82,700
Gambling Manager$101,800
General and Operations Manager$119,600
Human Resources Manager$163,200
Industrial Production Manager$132,200
Lodging Manager$78,800
Manager$169,200
Marketing Manager$174,800
Medical and Health Services Manager$138,100
Natural Sciences Manager$207,200
Personal Service Manager$73,880
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$106,300
Property$78,250
Public Relations Manager$157,600
Purchasing Manager$158,600
Sales Manager$119,800
Social and Community Service Manager$79,770
Training and Development Manager$148,900
Transportation$121,000

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$96,340
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$98,930
Budget Analyst$107,000
Business Operations Specialist$96,580
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$83,090
Claims Adjuster$84,550
Compensation$90,070
Compliance Officer$101,200
Cost Estimator$87,170
Credit Analyst$95,310
Credit Counselor$67,120
Financial and Investment Analyst$106,000
Financial Examiner$106,100
Financial Risk Specialist$121,000
Financial Specialist$89,650
Fundraiser$76,300
Human Resources Specialist$81,300
Insurance Appraiser$82,750
Insurance Underwriter$98,210
Labor Relations Specialist$102,000
Loan Officer$81,770
Logistician$100,100
Management Analyst$101,200
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$79,440
Meeting$66,060
Personal Financial Advisor$130,300
Project Management Specialist$117,500
Property Appraiser and Assessor$99,850
Tax Examiner and Collector$79,100
Tax Preparer$70,170
Training and Development Specialist$75,670

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$107,900
Computer and Information Research Scientist$121,500
Computer Network Architect$157,700
Computer Network Support Specialist$79,270
Computer Occupation$127,600
Computer Programmer$134,100
Computer Systems Analyst$119,100
Computer User Support Specialist$74,020
Data Scientist$131,000
Database Administrator$106,800
Database Architect$156,800
Information Security Analyst$132,100
Mathematician$156,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$105,200
Operations Research Analyst$99,230
Software Developer$163,300
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$120,200
Statistician$131,900
Web and Digital Interface Designer$123,900
Web Developer$98,300

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$135,000
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$92,360
Architect$120,000
Architectural and Civil Drafter$78,340
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$128,300
Calibration Technologist and Technician$86,280
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$91,600
Civil Engineer$108,900
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$80,840
Computer Hardware Engineer$174,400
Drafter$73,880
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$91,620
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$74,520
Electrical Engineer$127,300
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$80,250
Electronics Engineer$156,500
Engineer$132,800
Engineering Technologist and Technician$92,480
Environmental Engineer$119,400
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,020
Health and Safety Engineer$124,700
Industrial Engineer$119,100
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$74,250
Landscape Architect$83,190
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$118,100
Materials Engineer$124,200
Mechanical Drafter$83,550
Mechanical Engineer$121,800
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,800
Mining and Geological Engineer$107,600
Surveying and Mapping Technician$78,110
Surveyor$102,200

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$66,160
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$120,400
Biochemist and Biophysicist$121,700
Biological Scientist$108,400
Biological Technician$67,060
Chemical Technician$57,270
Chemist$95,160
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$72,090
Conservation Scientist$78,200
Economist$122,800
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$58,320
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$106,100
Epidemiologist$125,300
Food Science Technician$48,480
Food Scientist and Technologist$85,930
Forensic Science Technician$105,300
Forest and Conservation Technician$61,880
Forester$93,340
Geological Technician$82,350
Geoscientist$104,800
Life$75,970
Life Scientist$80,120
Materials Scientist$96,050
Medical Scientist$131,000
Microbiologist$108,900
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$101,200
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$62,460
Physical Scientist$132,400
Physicist$156,500
Psychologist$148,800
School Psychologist$131,100
Social Science Research Assistant$66,520
Social Scientist and Related Worker$94,110
Soil and Plant Scientist$86,330
Survey Researcher$69,620
Urban and Regional Planner$107,700
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$93,500

Community and social service

Child$59,770
Clergy$77,450
Community and Social Service Specialist$57,200
Community Health Worker$52,350
Counselor$47,970
Director$63,450
Educational$83,520
Health Education Specialist$62,500
Healthcare Social Worker$82,630
Marriage and Family Therapist$49,610
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$75,570
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$77,230
Rehabilitation Counselor$45,700
Religious Worker$37,530
Social and Human Service Assistant$49,500
Social Worker$77,010
Substance Abuse$57,660

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$107,400
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$104,200
Archivist$62,050
Area$119,000
Art$101,000
Atmospheric$105,100
Biological Science Teacher$166,900
Business Teacher$126,100
Career/Technical Education Teacher$76,660
Career/Technical Education Teacher$80,210
Chemistry Teacher$138,300
Communications Teacher$134,100
Computer Science Teacher$166,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$168,400
Curator$75,800
Economics Teacher$140,700
Education Teacher$129,100
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$62,230
Elementary School Teacher$97,000
Engineering Teacher$126,700
English Language and Literature Teacher$132,500
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$97,860
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$106,100
Health Specialties Teacher$107,700
History Teacher$135,400
Instructional Coordinator$105,900
Kindergarten Teacher$71,690
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$84,810
Library Science Teacher$129,200
Library Technician$54,920
Mathematical Science Teacher$135,900
Middle School Teacher$78,460
Museum Technician and Conservator$56,590
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$103,900
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$103,100
Physics Teacher$152,200
Political Science Teacher$105,100
Postsecondary Teacher$101,800
Preschool Teacher$44,940
Psychology Teacher$126,700
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$130,400
Secondary School Teacher$102,800
Self-Enrichment Teacher$48,640
Social Sciences Teacher$102,900
Sociology Teacher$142,000
Special Education Teacher$117,200
Special Education Teacher$97,860
Special Education Teacher$79,310
Special Education Teacher$115,200
Special Education Teacher$102,900
Substitute Teacher$59,860
Teacher and Instructor$80,460
Teaching Assistant$45,120
Teaching Assistant$46,440
Tutor$47,050

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$126,100
Artist and Related Worker$73,840
Audio and Video Technician$59,470
Broadcast Technician$62,750
Camera Operator$56,580
Choreographer$49,560
Coach and Scout$47,230
Commercial and Industrial Designer$99,650
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$123,200
Designer$76,070
Editor$78,870
Entertainer and Performer$37,590
Fashion Designer$82,010
Film and Video Editor$83,480
Floral Designer$44,960
Interior Designer$80,640
Interpreter and Translator$73,690
Lighting Technician$61,040
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$56,730
Media and Communication Worker$85,180
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$44,420
Music Director and Composer$74,270
Musician and Singer$106,400
News Analyst$63,810
Photographer$44,030
Producer and Director$99,520
Public Relations Specialist$81,240
Set and Exhibit Designer$76,900
Sound Engineering Technician$63,020
Special Effects Artist and Animator$118,800
Technical Writer$101,800
Writer and Author$82,590

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$64,490
Athletic Trainer$73,770
Audiologist$83,200
Cardiologist$493,700
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$74,830
Chiropractor$51,990
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$63,770
Dental Hygienist$123,800
Dentist$158,200
Dermatologist$233,400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$129,600
Dietetic Technician$39,630
Dietitian and Nutritionist$98,870
Emergency Medical Technician$43,620
Exercise Physiologist$55,770
Family Medicine Physician$295,500
General Internal Medicine Physician$282,200
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$85,350
Health Technologist and Technician$60,280
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$122,600
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$85,470
Hearing Aid Specialist$81,770
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$79,720
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$123,100
Medical Records Specialist$61,480
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$162,400
Nurse Midwive$181,500
Nurse Practitioner$163,900
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$293,400
Occupational Therapist$121,700
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$60,440
Optician$58,240
Optometrist$133,300
Orthopedic Surgeon$204,300
Orthotist and Prosthetist$101,200
Paramedic$70,630
Pediatrician$262,700
Pharmacist$165,100
Pharmacy Technician$54,500
Physical Therapist$113,900
Physician$333,300
Physician$323,100
Physician Assistant$165,200
Podiatrist$235,400
Psychiatric Technician$48,120
Psychiatrist$335,600
Radiation Therapist$171,500
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$113,500
Recreational Therapist$98,530
Registered Nurse$139,500
Respiratory Therapist$105,000
Speech-Language Pathologist$119,700
Surgical Technologist$82,260
Therapist$88,330
Veterinarian$159,800
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$60,280

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$58,120
Healthcare Support Worker$57,740
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$35,300
Massage Therapist$45,200
Medical Assistant$49,420
Medical Equipment Preparer$67,830
Medical Transcriptionist$45,420
Nursing Assistant$48,070
Occupational Therapy Assistant$82,680
Orderly$49,410
Pharmacy Aide$44,810
Phlebotomist$58,170
Physical Therapist Aide$37,850
Physical Therapist Assistant$82,160
Psychiatric Aide$46,280
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$46,720

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$55,570
Crossing Guard and Flagger$55,360
Detective and Criminal Investigator$124,800
Fire Inspector and Investigator$97,250
Firefighter$70,900
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$99,540
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$148,300
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$103,200
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$46,330
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$96,380
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$45,570
Lifeguard$43,050
Parking Enforcement Worker$62,160
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$110,400
Private Detective and Investigator$48,650
Protective Service Worker$44,270
School Bus Monitor$38,920
Security Guard$38,500
Transportation Security Screener$72,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,260
Chef and Head Cook$60,600
Cook$42,450
Cook$47,100
Cook$46,440
Cook$37,300
Cook$38,870
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$35,960
Dishwasher$38,530
Fast Food and Counter Worker$42,190
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$46,980
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,330
Food Preparation Worker$38,780
Food Server$38,260
Host and Hostess$36,140
Waiter and Waitress$35,850

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$46,960
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$58,300
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$63,740
Grounds Maintenance Worker$48,970
Janitor and Cleaner$38,450
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$45,560
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$42,150
Pest Control Worker$47,470
Pesticide Handler$46,110
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$63,410

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$36,510
Animal Caretaker$37,870
Animal Trainer$49,150
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$38,150
Childcare Worker$39,800
Concierge$42,430
Costume Attendant$43,620
Embalmer$54,850
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$39,040
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$56,420
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$51,910
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$75,930
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$49,570
Funeral Attendant$38,230
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$52,140
Gambling Dealer$35,840
Gambling Service Worker$42,420
Hairdresser$37,290
Locker Room$39,460
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,670
Mortician$49,070
Personal Care and Service Worker$37,840
Recreation Worker$40,380
Residential Advisor$43,810
Skincare Specialist$37,640
Tour and Travel Guide$40,450
Usher$37,220

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$68,790
Cashier$37,020
Counter and Rental Clerk$42,600
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$37,750
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$42,910
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$78,680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$56,300
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$38,020
Insurance Sales Agent$77,020
Parts Salesperson$44,840
Real Estate Broker$80,450
Real Estate Sales Agent$62,680
Retail Salesperson$37,810
Sale and Related Worker$47,810
Sales Engineer$122,600
Sales Representative$125,800
Sales Representative$76,100
Sales Representatives of Service$74,610
Security$76,180
Telemarketer$39,970
Travel Agent$49,240

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$51,520
Billing and Posting Clerk$55,260
Bookkeeping$58,580
Brokerage Clerk$74,340
Cargo and Freight Agent$51,860
Correspondence Clerk$47,600
Courier and Messenger$42,440
Court$59,310
Credit Authorizer$50,440
Customer Service Representative$48,730
Data Entry Keyer$43,770
Dispatcher$51,670
Eligibility Interviewer$64,730
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$84,540
File Clerk$47,720
Financial Clerk$50,390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,120
Gambling Cage Worker$38,260
Hotel$39,000
Human Resources Assistant$55,830
Information and Record Clerk$58,220
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$51,310
Interviewer$52,330
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$61,780
Library Assistant$50,940
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$57,650
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$43,180
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$51,650
Meter Reader$66,870
New Accounts Clerk$51,090
Office and Administrative Support Worker$56,780
Office Clerk$49,920
Office Machine Operator$47,440
Order Clerk$47,610
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$63,810
Postal Service Clerk$63,650
Postal Service Mail Carrier$63,380
Postal Service Mail Sorter$60,200
Procurement Clerk$57,050
Production$65,640
Public Safety Telecommunicator$78,950
Receptionist and Information Clerk$44,390
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$46,070
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$55,380
Shipping$47,360
Switchboard Operator$46,080
Teller$47,550
Weigher$46,540
Word Processor and Typist$57,320

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$77,550
Animal Breeder$69,070
Farmworker$42,910
Farmworker and Laborer$37,190
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$64,640
Forest and Conservation Worker$43,680

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$63,280
Carpenter$73,200
Carpet Installer$57,540
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$66,530
Construction and Building Inspector$98,580
Construction Laborer$57,180
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$76,290
Electrician$76,160
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$140,300
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$95,850
Floor Layer$56,150
Glazier$65,150
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$51,790
Helper$46,950
Helpers--Brickmason$48,670
Helpers--Carpenter$45,710
Helpers--Electrician$51,030
Helpers--Painter$42,210
Helpers--Pipelayer$46,940
Highway Maintenance Worker$56,670
Insulation Worker$112,300
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$54,080
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$83,670
Painter$55,970
Paving$64,870
Pipelayer$64,770
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$61,080
Plumber$72,510
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$73,110
Roofer$62,180
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$47,300
Sheet Metal Worker$80,080
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$61,340
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$76,400
Taper$76,720
Tile and Stone Setter$58,240

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$87,560
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,720
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$62,640
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$45,530
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$64,320
Avionics Technician$92,480
Bicycle Repairer$45,700
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$75,070
Coin$47,390
Commercial Diver$101,600
Computer$53,520
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$104,800
Electric Motor$65,150
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$47,880
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$92,390
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$98,860
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$120,900
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$45,820
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$64,320
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$85,080
Heating$74,880
Helpers--Installation$45,260
Home Appliance Repairer$45,590
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$67,480
Installation$50,560
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$57,660
Maintenance and Repair Worker$54,530
Maintenance Worker$74,940
Mechanical Door Repairer$54,190
Medical Equipment Repairer$67,400
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$76,510
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$62,450
Motorcycle Mechanic$61,820
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$45,600
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$45,800
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$88,860
Radio$75,330
Rail Car Repairer$49,910
Rigger$72,030
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$70,380
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$76,970
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$96,580
Tire Repairer and Changer$39,360

Production

Aircraft Structure$60,610
Baker$43,080
Butcher and Meat Cutter$46,790
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,950
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$61,870
Cleaning$44,420
Coating$57,780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$54,910
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$79,990
Crushing$43,220
Cutting$48,600
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$47,350
Dental Laboratory Technician$50,910
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$45,960
Electrical$47,850
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$51,040
Etcher and Engraver$42,310
Extruding$47,270
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$47,200
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$85,490
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$51,080
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$79,350
Food Batchmaker$38,640
Food Processing Worker$38,490
Furnace$40,300
Gas Plant Operator$98,900
Grinding$46,160
Grinding and Polishing Worker$40,110
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$59,530
Helpers--Production Worker$47,120
Inspector$59,550
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$64,620
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$61,050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$38,910
Layout Worker$74,490
Machinist$61,420
Meat$37,260
Medical Appliance Technician$47,340
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$50,650
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$59,050
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$47,350
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$50,340
Molder$48,140
Molding$47,840
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$47,520
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$40,000
Painting$41,680
Paper Goods Machine Setter$44,760
Petroleum Pump System Operator$72,930
Plant and System Operator$77,330
Plating Machine Setter$46,130
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$173,100
Power Plant Operator$99,470
Prepress Technician and Worker$53,410
Presser$38,630
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$47,930
Printing Press Operator$46,110
Production Worker$44,730
Rolling Machine Setter$49,690
Semiconductor Processing Technician$47,200
Separating$61,300
Sewing Machine Operator$39,070
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$35,470
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$77,080
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$68,350
Tailor$44,610
Textile$36,510
Tool and Die Maker$85,010
Tool Grinder$50,120
Upholsterer$49,000
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$79,630
Welder$62,560
Welding$49,390
Woodworking Machine Setter$46,730

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$74,590
Aircraft Service Attendant$44,010
Airfield Operations Specialist$63,550
Airline Pilot$322,000
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$36,030
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$40,510
Bus Driver$60,440
Bus Driver$61,290
Captain$76,490
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$37,120
Commercial Pilot$128,100
Crane and Tower Operator$79,720
Driver/Sales Worker$46,800
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,590
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,780
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,370
Laborer and Freight$43,320
Light Truck Driver$45,670
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$39,210
Material Moving Worker$36,550
Motor Vehicle Operator$47,770
Packer and Packager$36,890
Parking Attendant$37,960
Passenger Attendant$39,100
Pump Operator$53,980
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$69,300
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,290
Ship Engineer$85,310
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$43,670
Stocker and Order Filler$39,160
Subway and Streetcar Operator$60,970
Traffic Technician$85,100
Transportation Inspector$83,000
Transportation Worker$61,460

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in San Diego, CA?

About $78,520 a year ($37.75 an hour): the average of the 673 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in San Diego, CA?

Cardiologist ($493,700), Psychiatrist ($335,600), Physician ($333,300).

What are the most common jobs in San Diego, CA?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (57,080 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (42,550 jobs), Retail Salesperson (34,390 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.