High paying office and admin jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA run 11.9% above the national average (2024), so a San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA salary is worth about 0.89× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$84,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,430 – $121,7704,510
2Public Safety Telecommunicators$78,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,650 – $97,700710
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $114,73011,780
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$65,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,540 – $97,5604,880
5Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$64,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,970 – $77,860720
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $91,9401,840
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,380
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,0402,820
8Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $104,8003,420
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,200
No formal educational credential
$43,660 – $75,280740
10Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,610 – $72,060760
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,580
Some college, no degree
$40,220 – $82,35012,830
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,910 – $75,8401,470
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,780 – $75,2501,070
14Procurement Clerks$57,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520 – $71,550670
15Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$56,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,730 – $85,6202,720
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$55,830
Associate's degree
$45,390 – $70,6001,240
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,860 – $75,78012,070
18Billing and Posting Clerks$55,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840 – $75,6203,610
19Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$52,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,710 – $74,4101,570
20Cargo and Freight Agents$51,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $80,140890
21Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $80,3601,740
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,640 – $71,01011,260
23Bill and Account Collectors$51,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $77,3501,090
24Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,880 – $76,9302,740
25Library Assistants, Clerical$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $66,720820
26Office Clerks, General$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $64,00028,470
27Customer Service Representatives$48,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $72,17014,030
28File Clerks$47,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,790 – $76,160880
29Order Clerks$47,610
Some college, no degree
$37,710 – $67,540760
30Tellers$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230 – $59,0602,110
31Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220 – $64,0506,130
32Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $68,160570
33Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$46,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $76,860620
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $56,3306,690
35Data Entry Keyers$43,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $56,2201,020
36Couriers and Messengers$42,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $57,360690
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$39,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $50,6402,980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,540	$56,430 – $121,770	4,510
2	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,950	$63,650 – $97,700	710
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,120	$49,940 – $114,730	11,780
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,640	$44,540 – $97,560	4,880
5	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,730	$58,970 – $77,860	720
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,810	$37,440 – $91,940	1,840
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$63,380	$43,120 – $81,040	2,820
8	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$39,530 – $104,800	3,420
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,200	$43,660 – $75,280	740
10	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,310	$49,610 – $72,060	760
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,580	$40,220 – $82,350	12,830
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,220	$43,910 – $75,840	1,470
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$40,780 – $75,250	1,070
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,050	$42,520 – $71,550	670
15	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,780	$40,730 – $85,620	2,720
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$55,830	$45,390 – $70,600	1,240
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,380	$39,860 – $75,780	12,070
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,260	$42,840 – $75,620	3,610
19	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,330	$40,710 – $74,410	1,570
20	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,860	$39,600 – $80,140	890
21	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,670	$39,560 – $80,360	1,740
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,650	$43,640 – $71,010	11,260
23	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,520	$34,790 – $77,350	1,090
24	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,310	$39,880 – $76,930	2,740
25	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$37,990 – $66,720	820
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$36,410 – $64,000	28,470
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,730	$37,710 – $72,170	14,030
28	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,720	$36,790 – $76,160	880
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,610	$37,710 – $67,540	760
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$38,230 – $59,060	2,110
31	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$37,220 – $64,050	6,130
32	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$38,110 – $68,160	570
33	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,070	$39,530 – $76,860	620
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,390	$35,520 – $56,330	6,690
35	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,770	$36,380 – $56,220	1,020
36	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,440	$36,140 – $57,360	690
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,000	$36,330 – $50,640	2,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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