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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons salary in San Diego, CA

The median helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $42,210 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,762 a month.

10th percentile
$37,990
25th percentile
$38,060
Median percentile
$42,210
75th percentile
$48,600
90th percentile
$55,580

Based on 260 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

$33,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,210
Federal income tax−$2,885
Social Security + Medicare−$3,229
California income tax (approx.)−$2,955
Monthly take-home$2,762
Every two weeks$1,275

Does it go far here?

$37,726Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
81%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 helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons salaries · Take-home pay in California