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Fashion Designers salary in San Diego, CA

The median fashion designers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $82,010 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,065 a month.

10th percentile
$49,340
25th percentile
$72,190
Median percentile
$82,010
75th percentile
$105,210
90th percentile
$130,670

Based on 320 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

$60,783 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,010
Federal income tax−$9,212
Social Security + Medicare−$6,274
California income tax (approx.)−$5,741
Monthly take-home$5,065
Every two weeks$2,338

Does it go far here?

$73,297Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
44%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 fashion designers salaries · Take-home pay in California