Location Salary Data

Salaries in San Deigo, CA

Government-verified salary data from 74 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$88,721
74 filings
Median DOL Salary
$88,721
Total DOL Filings
74
Companies Hiring
58
Cost of Living Index
138.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

San Deigo, CA$88,721
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in San Deigo, CA is 45.6% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in San Deigo

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
Tata Consultancy Services Limited5$69,200Other
Qualcomm Incorporated5$106,434Other
Mirafra Inc4$98,000Other
Natsoft Corporation4$84,000Other
Shubh Solutions, LLC.3$61,131Other
Calpine Corporation2$115,005Other
Apple Inc.2$151,000Other
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC2$136,400Other
ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP2$132,500Other
Deloitte Tax LLP2$69,846Other
Aption LLC2$78,000Other
AA Solutions Inc1$72,000Other
ORIAN ENGINEERS INCORPORATED1$65,000Other
NVIDIA Corporation1$154,800Other
Empro Systems LLC1$87,000Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP1$90,646Staffing
ChemxWorks Inc1$58,843Other
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.1$146,016Other
ServiceNow, Inc.1$129,808Other
Dimension Data Cloud Solutions, Inc.1$117,541Other
MYERS MEDIA GROUP LLC1$82,963Other
CORP2CORP INC1$60,000Other
Digital Terrain, Inc.1$65,000Other
GROWLINE INC1$54,000Other
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated1$110,000Other

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.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Chief Executives$220,60036,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers$211,340100,020
Natural Sciences Managers$204,10014,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$201,81030,690
Physicians, All Other$201,51020,750
Lawyers$197,79092,580
Nurse Midwives$196,700880
Podiatrists$193,510930
Physicists$180,9006,220
Computer Hardware Engineers$179,88024,200

Salary Trend in San Deigo, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

San Deigo, 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.

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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.