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Financial Risk Specialists salary in San Diego, CA

The median financial risk specialists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $121,010 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,124 a month.

10th percentile
$70,550
25th percentile
$93,520
Median percentile
$121,010
75th percentile
$152,410
90th percentile
$194,670

Based on 380 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

$85,490 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,010
Federal income tax−$17,792
Social Security + Medicare−$9,257
California income tax (approx.)−$8,471
Monthly take-home$7,124
Every two weeks$3,288

Does it go far here?

$108,154Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
32%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 risk specialists salaries · Take-home pay in California