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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary in San Diego, CA

The median office and administrative support workers, all other in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $56,780 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,652 a month.

10th percentile
$40,730
25th percentile
$46,300
Median percentile
$56,780
75th percentile
$76,540
90th percentile
$85,620

Based on 2,720 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

$43,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,780
Federal income tax−$4,634
Social Security + Medicare−$4,344
California income tax (approx.)−$3,975
Monthly take-home$3,652
Every two weeks$1,686

Does it go far here?

$50,748Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
61%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 office and administrative support workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California