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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in San Diego, CA

The median health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $124,740 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,316 a month.

10th percentile
$78,650
25th percentile
$94,750
Median percentile
$124,740
75th percentile
$151,740
90th percentile
$168,500

Based on 300 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

$87,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,740
Federal income tax−$18,672
Social Security + Medicare−$9,543
California income tax (approx.)−$8,732
Monthly take-home$7,316
Every two weeks$3,377

Does it go far here?

$111,487Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
31%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 health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in California