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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in San Diego, CA

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $84,550 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,199 a month.

10th percentile
$59,520
25th percentile
$67,720
Median percentile
$84,550
75th percentile
$104,000
90th percentile
$118,510

Based on 2,840 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

$62,392 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,550
Federal income tax−$9,771
Social Security + Medicare−$6,468
California income tax (approx.)−$5,919
Monthly take-home$5,199
Every two weeks$2,400

Does it go far here?

$75,567Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
43%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 claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in California