Pay and cost of living in San Diego County, CA
Across the 6 occupations we cover in San Diego County, CA, the middle median salary is $40,000 a year. Pay runs from $35,300 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $139,520 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $104,220. Wages come from the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in San Diego County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,335 a month and a two-bedroom $2,823. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $37,631 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,559 a year, and 2 of the 6 occupations listed here (33%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.