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Startup Salaries and Equities in San Diego 2024

What is the average startup salary in San Diego? The average expected salary for San Diego-based startups is 101 per year, with a range from 56k to 200k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The startup salary range in San Diego varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

100.5k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average startup salary in San Diego is $100,500, which is 0.9% lower than the average startup salary of $101,417. Salaries in San Diego are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: role, years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$162,250/yr

Range $140k - $200k

Average

$100,500/yr

Range $85k - $115k

Below Average

$68,917/yr

Range $56k - $82k


Industries

The highest average salary in San Diego employee can get in Nonprofits, that is $200,000. This pay is 16.3% higher than the average San Diego salary in startups, which is $172,000. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Nonprofits (avg $200,000 per year), Legal Tech (avg $175,000 per year), CRM (avg $175,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary in San Diego employees can get with Java, that is $175,000. This pay is 72.6% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $101,417. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying developer skills in San Diego of 2024 are:
  • 1. Java

    $175k

  • 2. AWS

    $165k

  • 3. Node.js

    $160k

  • 4. Javascript

    $132k

  • 5. Android

    $125k

  • 6. PostgreSQL

    $120k

  • 7. Docker

    $115k

  • 8. Kubernetes

    $110k

  • 9. Machine Learning

    $100k

  • 10. SQL

    $100k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary in San Diego employee can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $57,000. This pay is 43.8% lower than the average salary in San Diego startups, which is $101,417. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.