Highest City Of Carlsbad employee salary in year 2018 was $303,160. City Of Carlsbad employees number in year 2018 was 644. City Of Carlsbad average salary was $76,923 and median salary was $76,433. According to the last payroll, City Of Carlsbad average salary is 3 percent higher than USA average but 21 percent lower than California state average. City Of Carlsbad employee salaries are usually between $55,442 and $91,402. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $107,058 to $303,160. From 2017 to 2018, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 5.2 percent, the median salary increased 4.2 percent.