Salaries in La Mesa, CA
61K residents · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area
La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa 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 La Mesa
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 La Mesa
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