San Diego State University salaries in San Diego, CA

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings by San Diego State University in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$108,156
Middle 50%$92k–$138.4k
vs. all employers here−17%comparison median $131,000
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,004 and $167,357.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,792
25th$92,004
50th (median)$108,156
75th$138,396
90th$156,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $109,104 (10 filings) FY2021: median $101,004 (17 filings) FY2022: median $97,008 (23 filings) FY2023: median $119,106 (20 filings) FY2024: median $108,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $108,000 (30 filings) FY2026: median $143,340 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 30
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$109,104$98,223$131,03710
FY2021$101,004$79,572$134,36417
FY2022$97,008$82,752$102,78023
FY2023$119,106$102,258$138,79820
FY2024$108,000$84,384$132,00017
FY2025$108,000$92,433$114,70830
FY2026$143,340$96,270$158,68811

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Business Professor$150,87610
Engineering Professortoo few8
Computer Science Professortoo few3
Medical School Professortoo few3
Political Science Teachertoo few2
Foreign Language Professortoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Diego, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.