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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in San Diego, CA

The median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $107,420 a year, 75% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,407 a month.

10th percentile
$55,280
25th percentile
$76,380
Median percentile
$107,420
75th percentile
$129,800
90th percentile
$130,270

Based on 170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$76,881 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,420
Federal income tax−$14,802
Social Security + Medicare−$8,218
California income tax (approx.)−$7,519
Monthly take-home$6,407
Every two weeks$2,957

Does it go far here?

$96,008Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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