Civil Engineers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$108,900
+8% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$63,946
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $79,410 |
| 25th percentile | $93,650 |
| Median (50th) | $108,900 |
| 75th percentile | $133,450 |
| 90th percentile | $166,430 |
| Mean | $118,700 |
| Employed in metro | 5,620 |
A Civil Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $108,900 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a cost index of 170.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $63,946 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $106,268, median gross rent $2,246/mo, and the median home value $854,700. See the full San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA cost-of-living profile.