How much do New Accounts Clerks make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For New Accounts Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $44,050 and the 90th percentile is $80,580. The difference is $36,530, which is 71.5% 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 $45,980 to the 75th at $63,120, covers $17,140.

The mean annual wage is $56,750, which sits above the median of $51,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $47,670 for New Accounts Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,662, which is 4.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the California median of $52,100.

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 $51,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts New Accounts Clerks at $45,662 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 New Accounts Clerks. 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 $52,830 and employment of 400. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,519, against $45,662 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $50,270 and employment of 50. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,228, against $45,662 here.