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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in San Diego, CA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $101,010 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,068 a month.

10th percentile
$52,860
25th percentile
$72,300
Median percentile
$101,010
75th percentile
$160,160
90th percentile
$210,340

Based on 770 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

$72,820 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,010
Federal income tax−$13,392
Social Security + Medicare−$7,727
California income tax (approx.)−$7,071
Monthly take-home$6,068
Every two weeks$2,801

Does it go far here?

$90,279Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
37%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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