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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in San Diego, CA

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $35,960 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,380 a month.

10th percentile
$34,920
25th percentile
$35,460
Median percentile
$35,960
75th percentile
$40,290
90th percentile
$58,920

Based on 9,620 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

$28,557 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,960
Federal income tax−$2,135
Social Security + Medicare−$2,751
California income tax (approx.)−$2,517
Monthly take-home$2,380
Every two weeks$1,098

Does it go far here?

$32,140Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
94%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in California