SOC 29-2099 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other Salary in San Diego, CA

The average salary for other health technologists and technicians in San Diego, California is $66,470 a year ($31.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,280: half of the 2,010 people in this job in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. average for this job ($58,710).

$66,470average per year

$31.96 / hourMedian $60,280Take-home ≈ $53,343

  • $48K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,010people in this job
+13%vs U.S. average
#9 of 25California metros
112cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pay range in San Diego

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,880 or more. The middle half of other health technologists and technicians in San Diego earn between $49,530 and $74,120.

  • $48K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,470$5,539$31.96
Median$60,280$5,023$28.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,530$4,128$23.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,120$6,177$35.63

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

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other pay in San Diego vs. California and the U.S.

Other health technologists and technicians in San Diego earn 6% less than the California average ($70,680) and 13% more than the U.S. average ($58,710). At the median the gap is +20% against the U.S. median of $50,290.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Diego$66,470$60,280$47,720$96,8802,010
California$70,680$60,390$47,470$119,99026,540
United States$58,710$50,290$38,180$85,270182,610

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salary after taxes in San Diego

On the average salary of $66,470, a single filer in San Diego takes home about $53,343 a year, or $4,445 a month and $2,052 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 other health technologists and technicians? 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 $66,470 buys what about $59,408 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Diego ($58,690). A typical home costs $946,365, or 14.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salary in other California cities

San Diego ranks 9th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($97,270).

All Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other health technologists and technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,270).

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salary by city

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Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other salary in San Diego: questions

How much do other health technologists and technicians make an hour in San Diego?

$31.96 an hour on average, and $28.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other health technologists and technicians salary in San Diego?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other health technologists and technicians take-home pay in San Diego?

About $53,343 a year ($4,445 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,470. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other health technologists and technicians earn more in San Diego than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% more than the U.S. average for this job ($58,710).

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 29-2099; area San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (41740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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