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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in San Diego, CA

The median health specialties teachers, postsecondary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $107,650 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,419 a month.

10th percentile
$65,510
25th percentile
$75,970
Median percentile
$107,650
75th percentile
$175,510
90th percentile
$282,560

Based on 1,450 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

$77,026 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,650
Federal income tax−$14,853
Social Security + Medicare−$8,235
California income tax (approx.)−$7,536
Monthly take-home$6,419
Every two weeks$2,963

Does it go far here?

$96,213Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
35%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

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