La Mesa, CA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$78,508

Total DOL Filings

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

138.5

National avg = 100

Location vs National

La Mesa, CA$78,508

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in La Mesa, CA is 28.9% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in La Mesa

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
California Creative Solutions, Inc.	11	$74,984	Other
SUWANNARAT INC	7	$28,683	Other
BH-SD Opco, LLC	4	$69,514	Other
Ability Works Rehab Services, LLC	4	$65,000	Other
DARYL B FICK & ASSOCIATES	3	$52,000	Other
Randall Lamb Associates, Inc.	3	$96,366	Other
JAGPAL S. DEO, INC.	3	$90,000	Other
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORP	3	$91,395	Other
GROSSMONT PHARMACY INC	2	$99,133	Other
Qualcomm Incorporated	2	$106,434	Other
PET EMERGENCY & SPECIALTY CENTER OF EAST COUNTY	2	$90,158	Other
GROSSMONT OB-GYN MEDICAL GROUP	2	$52,666	Other
INOVAARE CORPORATION	2	$83,366	Other
Narumi, Inc.	2	$50,250	Other
Miyamoto International Inc	2	$85,634	Other
PENCHECKS, INC.	2	$93,500	Other
Junker Engineering Group	2	$79,000	Other
TeleSign Corporation	1	$130,000	Other
MTR Child & Family Services, LLC	1	$41,600	Other
LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT	1	$54,288	Other
Sharp Detail Orthodontic Laboratory	1	$38,854	Other
Thai Signature Group LLC	1	$36,858	Other
SOUP GRAPHIX, INC.	1	$60,000	Other
CHAMKAUR SINGH BRAR	1	$100,000	Other
Applied Data Finance, LLC	1	$125,000	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in La Mesa

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Veterinarians	$92,653	-41.7%	6
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,683	-35.2%	7

BLS Wage Survey Data - California

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for California.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Chief Executives	$220,600	36,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$211,340	100,020
Natural Sciences Managers	$204,100	14,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$201,810	30,690
Physicians, All Other	$201,510	20,750
Lawyers	$197,790	92,580
Nurse Midwives	$196,700	880
Podiatrists	$193,510	930
Physicists	$180,900	6,220
Computer Hardware Engineers	$179,880	24,200

Salary Trend in La Mesa, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

La Mesa, CA has a cost of living index of 138.5, which is 38.5% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $72,202 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Veterinarians	$92,653	$66,897
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,683	$20,710

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Popular Salary Pages in La Mesa, CA

Cooks, Restaurant Veterinarians

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in La Mesa, CA