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Food Service Managers salary in San Diego, CA

The median food service managers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $80,010 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,960 a month.

10th percentile
$45,760
25th percentile
$63,980
Median percentile
$80,010
75th percentile
$100,610
90th percentile
$122,040

Based on 4,130 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

$59,516 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,010
Federal income tax−$8,772
Social Security + Medicare−$6,121
California income tax (approx.)−$5,601
Monthly take-home$4,960
Every two weeks$2,289

Does it go far here?

$71,510Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
45%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 food service managers salaries · Take-home pay in California