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UC San Diego Salaries

How much do people at UC San Diego get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at UC San Diego is $121,189, or $58 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $114,771, or $55 per hour.

At UC San Diego, the highest paid job is a Director of Product at $261,418 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $47,956 annually. Average UC San Diego salaries by department include: Communications at $229,615, Marketing at $106,931, IT at $58,174, and Customer Support at $74,380. Half of UC San Diego salaries are above $114,771.

15 employees at UC San Diego rank their Compensation in the Top 40% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 48 ratings) while 14 employees at UC San Diego rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 25% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 17 ratings).

Salaries contributed from UC San Diego employees include job titles like Senior Developer, Business Analyst, Editor, and Executive Assistant. Comparably data has a total of 10 salary records from UC San Diego employees.

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$70k
$89k
$115k
$175k
$237k
$270k
$301k
$121,189*
Average Compensation
$114,771*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

UC San Diego Salary Averages By Department

UC San Diego Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$184,917 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$126,437 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$106,931 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$124,624 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$125,696 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$47,970 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$161,472 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$71,159 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$74,380 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$126,301 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$58,174 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$160,924 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$177,467 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$261,418*
Est. Salary
$108k
$159k
$189k
$255k
$355k
$433k
Group Product Manager
$218,375*
Est. Salary
$108k
$159k
$189k
$255k
$355k
$433k
Senior Product Manager
$152,216*
Est. Salary
$108k
$159k
$189k
$255k
$355k
$433k
Product Manager
$125,121*
Est. Salary
$108k
$159k
$189k
$255k
$355k
$433k
Jr Product Manager
$97,250*
Est. Salary
$108k
$159k
$189k
$255k
$355k
$433k

Engineering Department (15)

Director of Engineering
$249,023*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Group Engineering Manager
$200,711*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Principal Engineer
$197,314*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Lead Engineer
$147,298*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Engineering Manager
$137,502*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Data Scientist
$134,363*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Senior Developer
$124,500
Avg. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
DevOps
$134,049*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Developer
$113,434*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Mobile Developer
$117,343*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Sales Engineer
$152,306*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Senior QA
$108,493*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Scrum Master
$111,490*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
QA
$127,791*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k
Jr Developer
$87,180*
Est. Salary
$60k
$96k
$133k
$270k
$350k
$490k
$550k

Marketing Department (17)

Director of Marketing
$161,516*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Senior Marketing Manager
$155,200*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Manager
$132,747*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Brand Manager
$114,555*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Content Strategist
$98,314*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
SEM Manager
$85,189*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Social Media Manager
$73,957*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Operations
$106,951*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
SEO Specialist
$72,981*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Email Marketer
$78,118*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Content Manager
$85,513*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Community Manager
$76,560*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Data Analyst
$88,761*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Business Analyst
$99,500
Avg. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Copywriter
$83,295*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Event Planner
$95,271*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Associate
$73,238*
Est. Salary
$50k
$69k
$88k
$260k
$364k
$650k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$168,701*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Principal Designer
$166,939*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Senior Designer
$136,393*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$136,120*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
UI/UX Designer
$107,607*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Designer
$100,973*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Web/Visual Designer
$94,788*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Graphic Designer
$77,347*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k
Jr Designer
$66,947*
Est. Salary
$70k
$101k
$132k
$170k
$255k
$300k
$335k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$173,840*
Est. Salary
$32k
$78k
$100k
$174k
$316k
$340k
Business Analyst
$99,500
Avg. Salary
$32k
$78k
$100k
$174k
$316k
$340k
Operations Manager
$114,771*
Est. Salary
$32k
$78k
$100k
$174k
$316k
$340k
Office Manager
$60,400*
Est. Salary
$32k
$78k
$100k
$174k
$316k
$340k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$50,000
Avg. Salary
$28k
$50k
$98k
Admin Assistant
$47,956*
Est. Salary
$28k
$50k
$98k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development
$210,863*
Est. Salary
$52k
$73k
$112k
$205k
$267k
$390k
Account Executive
$109,804*
Est. Salary
$52k
$73k
$112k
$205k
$267k
$390k
Business Development Manager
$165,544*
Est. Salary
$52k
$73k
$112k
$205k
$267k
$390k
Account Manager
$114,179*
Est. Salary
$52k
$73k
$112k
$205k
$267k
$390k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$125,065*
Est. Salary
$36k
$66k
$100k
$143k
$181k
Senior Accountant
$94,742*
Est. Salary
$36k
$66k
$100k
$143k
$181k
Accountant
$69,190*
Est. Salary
$36k
$66k
$100k
$143k
$181k
Business Analyst
$99,500
Avg. Salary
$36k
$66k
$100k
$143k
$181k
Financial Analyst
$58,317
Avg. Salary
$36k
$66k
$100k
$143k
$181k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$57,595*
Est. Salary
$40k
$55k
$60k
$81k
$185k
$300k
Technical Support
$68,101*
Est. Salary
$40k
$55k
$60k
$81k
$185k
$300k
CS Rep
$52,403*
Est. Salary
$40k
$55k
$60k
$81k
$185k
$300k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$182,039*
Est. Salary
$25k
$71k
$205k
$430k
HR Manager
$133,797*
Est. Salary
$25k
$71k
$205k
$430k
Recruiter
$101,880*
Est. Salary
$25k
$71k
$205k
$430k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$123,764*
Est. Salary
$25k
$82k
$115k
$149k
$155k
Project Manager
$123,711*
Est. Salary
$25k
$82k
$115k
$149k
$155k
SysAdmin
$96,344*
Est. Salary
$25k
$82k
$115k
$149k
$155k
IT Support Engineer
$105,604*
Est. Salary
$25k
$82k
$115k
$149k
$155k
Desktop Support
$55,679*
Est. Salary
$25k
$82k
$115k
$149k
$155k

Legal Department (4)

General Counsel
$210,678*
Est. Salary
$89k
$142k
$150k
$209k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Corporate Counsel
$195,020*
Est. Salary
$89k
$142k
$150k
$209k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Contracts Specialist
$89,428*
Est. Salary
$89k
$142k
$150k
$209k
$300k
$370k
$387k
Paralegal
$69,673*
Est. Salary
$89k
$142k
$150k
$209k
$300k
$370k
$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$227,160*
Est. Salary
$63k
$150k
$225k
$380k
$409k
$700k
Sales Manager
$159,543*
Est. Salary
$63k
$150k
$225k
$380k
$409k
$700k
Sales Engineer
$152,306*
Est. Salary
$63k
$150k
$225k
$380k
$409k
$700k
Sales Rep
$175,265*
Est. Salary
$63k
$150k
$225k
$380k
$409k
$700k
Sales Associate
$63,533*
Est. Salary
$63k
$150k
$225k
$380k
$409k
$700k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

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UC San Diego's Compensation scores in the Top 40%
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