Highest City Of La Mesa employee salary in year 2018 was $200,735. City Of La Mesa employees number in year 2018 was 252. City Of La Mesa average salary was $70,275 and median salary was $71,359. According to the last payroll, City Of La Mesa average salary is 6 percent lower than USA average and 28 percent lower than California state average. City Of La Mesa employee salaries are usually between $49,863 and $90,296. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $103,331 to $200,735. From 2017 to 2018, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 2.1 percent, the median salary increased 4.4 percent.