25th pctl
$90K
Sales Operations Salary in San Diego
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$108K
75th pctl
$129K
90th pctl
$148K
Adjusted for San Diego at 1.13× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Sales Operations in San Diego pulls a median of $108,480 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $128,820 and the 90th percentile at $148,030. San Diego sits at 1.13× the national average for comp. The gap between p50 and p75 is real money — at this role, $20,340. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$128,820 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$118,650 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$108,480 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
Carry the math. Not the maybe.
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