Salaries in Carlsbad, CA
113K residents · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area
Carlsbad, CA is part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Carlsbad, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in California is $58,240. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Carlsbad and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Carlsbad
Cardiologists$493,670Psychiatrists$335,620Physicians, Pathologists$333,330Physicians, All Other$323,050Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$321,950Family Medicine Physicians$295,530Obstetricians and Gynecologists$293,400General Internal Medicine Physicians$282,200Pediatricians, General$262,650Chief Executives$238,440Podiatrists$235,390Dermatologists$233,370
Most common jobs in Carlsbad
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,300
- Retail Salespersons$37,810
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,190
- General and Operations Managers$119,600
- Registered Nurses$139,520
- Cashiers$37,020
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,320
- Stockers and Order Fillers$39,160
- Customer Service Representatives$48,730
- Office Clerks, General$49,920
- Waiters and Waitresses$35,850
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,450