Firefighters Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$70,900
+20% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$41,632
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $56,830 |
| 25th percentile | $58,000 |
| Median (50th) | $70,900 |
| 75th percentile | $84,230 |
| 90th percentile | $99,130 |
| Mean | $74,540 |
| Employed in metro | 2,880 |
A Firefighters in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $70,900 per year. That is 20% above the national median of $59,280 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 $41,632 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.