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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in San Diego, CA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $61,870 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,963 a month.

10th percentile
$43,820
25th percentile
$49,600
Median percentile
$61,870
75th percentile
$73,730
90th percentile
$77,680

Based on 870 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

$47,562 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,870
Federal income tax−$5,244
Social Security + Medicare−$4,733
California income tax (approx.)−$4,331
Monthly take-home$3,963
Every two weeks$1,829

Does it go far here?

$55,297Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
57%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

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in California