Cable Engineer Salary in San Diego, California

How much does a Cable Engineer make in San Diego, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Cable Engineer in San Diego, CA is $78,714. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $69,603 to $87,702, with most professionals earning between $61,308 and $95,884.

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Understanding the end use of products, determining fitness-for-use of materials, and effectively advancing the specification development of new and derivative products.

October 17, 2022

Act constructively as a team player on technical teams supporting special projects to improve production efficiencies, continuous improvement, and product and process development.

November 10, 2022

Design, Analysis, Procurement Support and Fabrication/Assembly Support for Wire Harness and RF Cables inclusive of Wire Shielding and grounding methodology, EMI/RFI, circuit redundancy and separation techniques.

November 21, 2022

Review drawings and specifications developed by others and render comments/recommendations as part of a formal consultant peer review process.

January 30, 2023

Evaluates daily production, schedule and budget projections to accurately track project performance.

March 31, 2023

Develop, implement and administer project engineering procedures and other work controlling documents to ensure clarification of roles.

April 03, 2023

Support senior engineers and be a part of design teams to develop requirements, design, oversee fabrication and integration of harnesses for a variety of JPL spacecraft and instrument flight projects.

April 03, 2023

Create harness detail and installation drawings including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets.

May 05, 2023

Provide technical support in construction planning, quality control, interpretation of design, application of construction methods, resolution and documentation of design conflicts, and constructability reviews to ensure successful job completion.

May 11, 2023

Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the Aerospace qualification process.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Cable Engineer in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

69603

87702

78714

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

70912

90470

80306

What is the average salary for Cable Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Cable Engineer in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Cable Engineer ranges from $69,603 to $87,702 with the average base salary of $78,714. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $70,912 to $90,470 with the average total cash compensation of $80,306.

View Average Salary for Cable Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$78,714	$69,603 - $87,702
Bonus	$1,592	$1,309 - $2,768
Total Pay	$80,306	$70,912 - $90,470

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Cable Engineer Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,397 - $87,442	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,603 - $87,702	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,217 - $87,216	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,442 - $87,499	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,217 - $87,216	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,108 - $87,078	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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About San Diego, California

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