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Financial Managers salary in San Diego, CA

The median financial managers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $174,210 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,845 a month.

10th percentile
$100,950
25th percentile
$133,960
Median percentile
$174,210
75th percentile
$235,400
90th percentile
$326,930

Based on 7,350 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

$118,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$174,210
Federal income tax−$30,544
Social Security + Medicare−$13,327
California income tax (approx.)−$12,195
Monthly take-home$9,845
Every two weeks$4,544

Does it go far here?

$155,702Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
23%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 financial managers salaries · Take-home pay in California