IT salaries in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median $136,600 across 5,754 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$136,600
Middle 50%
$121,400–$159,800
Filings
5,754
- Median is 7% above the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (35%).
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has the most filings (1,097), with a median of $130,000.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 3,871 | $146,300 |
| Data Scientists | 498 | $120,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 487 | $132,600 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 432 | $115,500 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 192 | $116,600 |
| Database Administrators | 82 | $129,100 |
| Database Architects | 56 | $142,300 |
| Information Security Analysts | 52 | $147,700 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 49 | $110,100 |
| Computer Network Architects | 35 | $124,600 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 1,097 | $130,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 561 | $157,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 215 | $150,200 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 198 | $126,900 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 179 | $130,200 |
| Intuit Inc. | 93 | $168,500 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 83 | $126,900 |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 81 | $150,100 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 65 | $133,000 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 50 | $160,700 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 48 | $152,000 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 47 | $136,900 |
| Accenture LLP | 45 | $135,400 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 44 | $130,200 |
| Midland Credit Management, Inc | 41 | $101,900 |
| Apple Inc. | 39 | $155,400 |
| ASML US, LP | 38 | $152,000 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 38 | $92,400 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 35 | $136,900 |
| Google LLC | 33 | $180,000 |
| ICW GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 30 | $136,700 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 29 | $180,000 |
| ResMed Digital Health Inc. | 29 | $159,000 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 28 | $130,200 |
| Axos Bank | 26 | $113,700 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 26 | $184,000 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 25 | $135,800 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 24 | $136,600 |
| Viasat Inc. | 23 | $136,600 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 22 | $136,800 |
Level I 8%
Level II 35%
Level III 24%
Level IV 21%
Not stated 11%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $136,600 |
| Federal income tax | $21,500 |
| Social Security | $8,500 |
| Medicare | $2,000 |
| State income tax | $8,600 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $94,600 |
| Take-home per month | $7,900 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.