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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in San Diego, CA

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $59,550 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,822 a month.

10th percentile
$40,610
25th percentile
$46,990
Median percentile
$59,550
75th percentile
$77,430
90th percentile
$94,550

Based on 5,950 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

$45,860 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,550
Federal income tax−$4,966
Social Security + Medicare−$4,556
California income tax (approx.)−$4,169
Monthly take-home$3,822
Every two weeks$1,764

Does it go far here?

$53,223Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
59%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in California