Electrical Engineers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$127,270
+6% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$74,733
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $80,080 |
| 25th percentile | $93,660 |
| Median (50th) | $127,270 |
| 75th percentile | $162,340 |
| 90th percentile | $204,610 |
| Mean | $131,220 |
| Employed in metro | 2,400 |
A Electrical Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $127,270 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $120,630 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 $74,733 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.