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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators salary in San Diego, CA

The median stationary engineers and boiler operators in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $77,080 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,805 a month.

10th percentile
$47,690
25th percentile
$53,170
Median percentile
$77,080
75th percentile
$106,240
90th percentile
$121,260

Based on 450 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

$57,660 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,080
Federal income tax−$8,128
Social Security + Medicare−$5,897
California income tax (approx.)−$5,396
Monthly take-home$4,805
Every two weeks$2,218

Does it go far here?

$68,891Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
47%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 stationary engineers and boiler operators salaries · Take-home pay in California