How much do Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles, the published 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $70,050. The difference is $35,730, which is 78.0% 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 $34,320 to the 75th at $52,580, covers $18,260.

The mean annual wage is $48,080, which sits above the median of $45,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $48,420 for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,952, which is 15.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the California median of $48,500.

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 $45,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles at $40,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 2nd of 3 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 $62,680. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,193, against $40,952 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $44,110 and employment of 200. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,440, against $40,952 here.