How much do Animal Breeders make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Breeders, the published 10th percentile is $57,900 and the 90th percentile is $94,460. The difference is $36,560, which is 52.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,900 to the 75th at $94,450, covers $36,550.

The mean annual wage is $74,080, which sits above the median of $69,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 35.1% higher than the national median of $51,130 for Animal Breeders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,732, which is 20.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.5% higher than the California median of $59,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Breeders at $61,732 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Animal Breeders. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $58,440. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,459, against $61,732 here.