Structural Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

San Diego, California, United States

Oct 23, 2026, 13:36 UTC

Median Salary

$121.2Kmedian posted base
$72.3K$204.5K

Typical range: $105K – $136.7K

Median $121.2K

Hiring Velocity

+ 12%
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92

Open positions in SD

73 postings with employer-disclosed pay

Every number on this page is computed from pay ranges published on live job postings, indexed directly from company career pages. Not self-reported.

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Where this data comes from

Salary figures are extracted from ranges employers publish on live postings. Every data point traces back to its source. Read the methodology

230k+

Career pages indexed

Direct from company sites and 80+ ATS platforms. No aggregators, no recycled feeds.

Expired listings drop out within hours, so ranges reflect the market right now.

1–2 hr

From posting to indexed

How much does a Structural Engineer make in San Diego?

Statistics are computed on range midpoints of live postings that disclose pay, counting each employer once. Figures are annual, in USD.

Posted salary distribution

Share of employers by posted base salary (each employer counts once) · 73 postings from 32 employers

$72.3K$138.4K$204.5K

Salary by years of experience

Median posted base, parsed from posting requirements

Posted salary percentiles

Base salary across employers

PercentileBase Salary
10th$88,110
25th$105,000
50th (median)$121,155
75th$136,672
90th$172,500

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Trends & market signals

Historical counts with 2-week projection cone based on velocity and acceleration.

Hiring velocity

  • Bangalore, Karnataka

    $124.1k average

    + 959%
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil

    $73.2k average

    + 886%
  • London, England

    ≈ $97.1K average · £72.4K

    + 742%
  • New York, New York

    $122.2K average

    + 558%

Role in top Companies

  • Mott MacDonald

    Mott MacDonald

    $160K - $195K Salary Range

    0%
  • Nakupuna Companies

    Nakupuna Companies

    $110K - $145K Salary Range

    0%
  • Stantec

    Stantec

    $100K - $150K Salary Range

    0%
  • CRB

    CRB

    $100K - $150K Salary Range

    0%

Job Count Trend & Projection

Historical job count with 2-week projection cone based on velocity and acceleration.

Salary Trend

Historical median posted salary with 2-week projection cone based on velocity and acceleration.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The median posted base salary for a Structural Engineer in San Diego is $121,155, with a typical range of $105,000 to $136,672. These figures are computed from 73 live job postings from 32 employers that disclose pay, counting each employer once.

Postings asking for 0 to 1 years of experience disclose a median base salary of $73,625, across 6 employers in San Diego.

Postings asking for 5 to 7 years of experience disclose a median base salary of $123,750 in San Diego, across 14 employers. Postings asking for 8 or more years disclose a median of $168,304.

Among companies currently hiring, Mott MacDonald publishes the highest ranges at $160,000 to $195,000 base, followed by Nakupuna Companies at $110,000 to $145,000. These figures come from live postings, so they change as companies open and close roles.

Sources are scanned 12 to 24 times per day. Statistics on this page are recomputed every 3 days from live postings, and expired listings are removed within hours.

Yes. The statistics on this page are served by the Hirebase Insights API, and the underlying postings are available through the Jobs Data API and bulk Export API.
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