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Community Health Workers salary in San Diego, CA

The median community health workers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $52,350 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,382 a month.

10th percentile
$43,120
25th percentile
$46,900
Median percentile
$52,350
75th percentile
$65,520
90th percentile
$98,390

Based on 590 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

$40,579 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,350
Federal income tax−$4,102
Social Security + Medicare−$4,005
California income tax (approx.)−$3,665
Monthly take-home$3,382
Every two weeks$1,561

Does it go far here?

$46,788Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
66%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 community health workers salaries · Take-home pay in California