Criminalist salary at San Diego

The average criminalist salary at San Diego was $205,526 , which is 23 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 93 percent higher than the national average for this job . Criminalist salaries at San Diego typically range from $162,548 to $244,124 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported criminalist salary was $301,764. There are 32 employees at San Diego with the job title criminalist.