SOC 43-3041 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro

Gambling Cage Workers Salary in San Diego, CA

The average salary for gambling cage workers in San Diego, California is $42,470 a year ($20.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,260: half of the 320 people in this job in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,403).

$42,470average per year

$20.42 / hourMedian $38,260Take-home ≈ $35,470

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

320people in this job
+5%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 7California metros
112cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Gambling Cage Workers pay range in San Diego

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,880 or more. The middle half of gambling cage workers in San Diego earn between $36,750 and $44,730.

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,470$3,539$20.42
Median$38,260$3,188$18.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,750$3,062$17.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,730$3,728$21.50

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Gambling Cage Workers salary after taxes in San Diego

On the average salary of $42,470, a single filer in San Diego takes home about $35,470 a year, or $2,956 a month and $1,364 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is San Diego a good place for gambling cage workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Diego area are 12% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.9), so the average $42,470 buys what about $37,958 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Diego ($58,690). A typical home costs $946,365, or 22.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Gambling Cage Workers salary in other California cities

San Diego ranks 4th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($52,480).

All Gambling Cage Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for gambling cage workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,480).

Gambling Cage Workers salary by city

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Gambling Cage Workers salary in San Diego: questions

How much do gambling cage workers make an hour in San Diego?

$20.42 an hour on average, and $18.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level gambling cage workers salary in San Diego?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the gambling cage workers take-home pay in San Diego?

About $35,470 a year ($2,956 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,470. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do gambling cage workers earn more in San Diego than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,403).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3041; area San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (41740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.26, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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