SOC 49-9069 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025
How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $88,860. The 10th percentile is $55,420 and the 90th percentile is $102,840. Employment is 140.
Median annual wage
$88,860
- 10th percentile
- $55,420
- 25th percentile
- $75,040
- Median
- $88,860
- 75th percentile
- $101,670
- 90th percentile
- $102,840
- Mean
- $85,390
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $55,420 and the 90th percentile is $102,840. The difference is $47,420, which is 53.4% 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 $75,040 to the 75th at $101,670, covers $26,630.
The mean annual wage is $85,390, which sits below the median of $88,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 28.8% higher than the national median of $68,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,419, which is 15.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 11% higher than the California median of $80,060.
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 $88,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at $79,419 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 2nd of 4 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 $61,380 and employment of 450. That median is 30.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,048, against $79,419 here.
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $66,500 and employment of 180. That median is 25.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,475, against $79,419 here.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $100,030 and employment of 40. That median is 12.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,152, against $79,419 here.
Employment share
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (140 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (9,400 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $88,860. The 10th percentile is $55,420 and the 90th percentile is $102,840. Employment is 140.
How does that compare with the national median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?
The local median is 28.8% higher than the national median of $68,990.
What is Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,860 is $79,419. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA compare with nearby metros for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $61,380. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.