Senior Logistician salary in San Diego, CA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oceanside, El Cajon, Carlsbad, La Mesa.

Also listed as: Logistics Analyst

Median salary$101,500
Middle 50%$99.2k–$105.2k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $98,850
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,365 and $106,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,365
25th$99,200
50th (median)$101,500
75th$105,200
90th$106,400

Cost of living

San Diego's median senior Logistician salary of $101,500 is worth about $90,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Diego = 111.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Logisticians in the San Diego, CA area earned a median of $100,130 in May 2025 (4,410 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,500, 1% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Qualcommtoo few7
ResMedtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $84,000 11
Senior · Level III $101,500 11
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$81,619$84,00011
Senior · Level III$97,365$101,50011

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.