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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in San Diego, CA

The median social and human service assistants in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $49,500 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,207 a month.

10th percentile
$39,860
25th percentile
$46,980
Median percentile
$49,500
75th percentile
$61,860
90th percentile
$71,040

Based on 6,400 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

$38,488 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,500
Federal income tax−$3,760
Social Security + Medicare−$3,787
California income tax (approx.)−$3,465
Monthly take-home$3,207
Every two weeks$1,480

Does it go far here?

$44,241Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
70%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California