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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in San Diego, CA

The median recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $130,420 a year, 69% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,607 a month.

10th percentile
$48,280
25th percentile
$78,110
Median percentile
$130,420
75th percentile
$171,100
90th percentile
$212,990

Based on 160 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

$91,279 take-home a year
Gross pay$130,420
Federal income tax−$20,035
Social Security + Medicare−$9,977
California income tax (approx.)−$9,129
Monthly take-home$7,607
Every two weeks$3,511

Does it go far here?

$116,564Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
30%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 recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California