Academic Dean Salary in San Diego, California

Academic Dean Salary in San Diego, CA

How much does an Academic Dean make in San Diego, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Academic Dean in San Diego, CA is $165,981. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $128,088 to a high of $218,830, with most professionals earning between $146,146 and $193,644.

Develop a Job description
Pay Equity
Salary Grading Scale
Pay Strategy
2024 Compensation Trend
Compensation Consulting
Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits
Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
View as table View as graph
Academic Dean Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Academic Dean Salary $128,088 San Diego,CA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Academic Dean Salary $146,146 San Diego,CA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Academic Dean Salary $165,981 San Diego,CA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Academic Dean Salary $193,644 San Diego,CA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Academic Dean Salary $218,830 San Diego,CA April 01, 2025
25% $146,146 10% $128,088 90% $218,830 75% $193,644 $165,981 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
Employers: Find Surveys For This Job Employers: Price Your Company Jobs Employees: View your Salary
Change Search Criteria
See it in Action

What is an Academic Dean ?

Dean is a title employed in In academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both. Deans are common in private preparatory schools, and occasionally found in middle schools and high schools as well....

Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/18/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

See user submitted job responsibilities for Academic Dean.

Search Academic Dean Job Openings

Job Openings for Academic Dean in San Diego, CA

Career Path for this job

  1. Down a level:

    Associate Dean of Business


    JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent

  2. This Job:

    Academic Dean


    JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent

Not the job you're looking for? Search more salaries here:

Understand the total compensation opportunity for an Academic Dean, base salary plus other pay elements

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
146146
193644
165981

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
146146
193644
165981
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Academic Dean in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Academic Dean ranges from $146,146 to $193,644 with the average base salary of $165,981. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $146,146 to $193,644 with the average total cash compensation of $165,981.

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.

146146
193644

 

About San Diego, California    According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Cany....More

San Diego, California  area prices were up 2.6% from a year ago

Academic Dean Salary in popular cities: Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco

Learn more about: Compensation Packages, Employee Flight Risk, Gender Pay Gap, Job Openings for This Role