Salaries in El Cajon, CA
103K residents · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area
El Cajon, 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 El Cajon, 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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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in El Cajon
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 El Cajon
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- 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