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Nurse Practitioners salary in San Diego, CA

The median nurse practitioners in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $163,860 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,316 a month.

10th percentile
$131,380
25th percentile
$135,410
Median percentile
$163,860
75th percentile
$181,120
90th percentile
$215,640

Based on 2,340 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

$111,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$163,860
Federal income tax−$28,060
Social Security + Medicare−$12,535
California income tax (approx.)−$11,470
Monthly take-home$9,316
Every two weeks$4,300

Does it go far here?

$146,451Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
24%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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