Software Developers Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$163,270
+20% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$95,872
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $95,420 |
| 25th percentile | $128,590 |
| Median (50th) | $163,270 |
| 75th percentile | $193,980 |
| 90th percentile | $223,260 |
| Mean | $163,300 |
| Employed in metro | 20,610 |
A Software Developers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $163,270 per year. That is 20% above the national median of $135,980 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 $95,872 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.