Supply Chain Jobs in San Diego, CA

Government wage data shows two different pay tiers. In San Diego, logisticians had a 2025 median annual wage of $100,130, with a 25th-to-75th range of $76,760 to $118,100, while purchasing managers had a median of $120,960 and a 25th-to-75th range of $85,950 to $160,370. Proxy posting data is directionally similar but wider: local posted salary ranges center on about $92k to $126k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $25 an hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 132 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $77,026 at the 25th percentile, $112,312 at the median and $157,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

San Diego is a balanced, usable market for operations, supply chain, and logistics right now: metro unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026, and trade, transportation, and utilities employment was up 0.5078% year over year. But it is not loose: California-wide operations, supply chain & logistics employment was essentially flat in September 2026 and active postings were down 1.0% year over year, which points to steady openings but slower replenishment hiring. A direct local postings sample still showed more than 450 postings across more than 300 companies over the last 90 days, with hiring fragmented across employers rather than concentrated in one giant buyer.

Best positioned: The best odds are with candidates who can show hands-on inventory management, Excel/data analysis, supply chain management, safety compliance, and ERP/SAP fluency for on-site roles in retail, defense, aerospace, and regulated manufacturing.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming every operations title pays like purchasing management; local hourly roles still center on about $20 to $25 an hour, while the strongest salary bands are concentrated in senior buyer, procurement, and management tracks.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 151 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.: 4 open roles
2. J.P. Morgan SE: 4 open roles
3. Monarch Quantum: 4 open roles
4. QUALCOMM, Inc.: 4 open roles
5. Intuit, Inc.: 3 open roles
6. : 2 open roles
7. ABBA Project Management: 2 open roles
8. Ars Pharma: 2 open roles
9. BAE Systems: 2 open roles
10. City Electric Supply: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Diego: 127
• Poway: 7
• Chula Vista: 4
• La Mesa: 2
• Los Angeles: 2
• Tijuana: 2
• El Cajon: 1
• Solana Beach: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 131 (87%), hybrid 18 (12%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

The broadest opportunity pool is in retail and on-site execution work. Retail makes up about 25% of local category postings, and the most common hard skills are inventory management, forklift operation, Excel, data analysis, safety compliance, supply chain management, and warehouse operations. This is the part of the market with the widest entry path, but it also carries the clearest pay split between hourly execution work and salaried coordination roles. The more selective but better-paying cluster sits in defense, aerospace, medtech, and advanced manufacturing. Defense and space manufacturing account for about 15% of local postings and aviation/aerospace component manufacturing another about 10%, while active employer names include General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, QUALCOMM, Dexcom, Illumina, Northrop Grumman, Sharp HealthCare, and UC San Diego. Recent local expansion signals from Seasats, South 8 Technologies, and American Lithium Energy also point to continued need for production planning, materials, procurement, and logistics execution around physical products. A third pocket sits in software and institutional operations. Software development is about 10% of the local mix, and employers like Intuit and Deloitte appear repeatedly, which is useful for candidates who pair ops experience with systems, vendor, or process design work.

• Retail distribution and warehouse operations (high): Retail is about 25% of the local posting mix, and this segment most often rewards candidates with inventory, forklift, warehouse, safety, and Excel skills.
• Defense, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing (high): Defense and space manufacturing is about 15% of the mix, aviation and aerospace component manufacturing is about 10%, and recent local facility expansions add execution demand around procurement, materials, and production-support work.
• Healthcare, biotech, and institutional operations (moderate): Active regional employers include Sharp HealthCare, UC San Diego, Illumina, Dexcom, and Primrose Bio, which makes regulated operations and supply-support experience useful even when hiring is not as broad as retail.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds in the next 90 days, aim at mid-level planner, buyer, logistics supervisor, inventory control, and materials roles in defense or manufacturing and retail networks where on-site availability and systems fluency matter more than polished leadership branding.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: Project management appears in about 10% of local operations postings, so vendor coordination, scheduling, and cross-functional follow-through transfer well even though pure project titles route to a neighboring category.
• Manufacturing supervisor: Local manufacturing employment is 110.4 thousand, and recent facility expansions from Seasats, South 8 Technologies, and American Lithium Energy point to continued shop-floor execution demand.
• Quality or compliance coordinator: Regulated employers such as Illumina, Sharp HealthCare, UC San Diego, Dexcom, and Primrose Bio make documentation, process discipline, and supplier coordination highly transferable.
• Business or data analyst: Data analysis appears in about 10% of local operations postings, and data analytics is the most common organizational skill gap cited by supply chain professionals at 40%.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill locally at about 25% of postings. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Microsoft Excel and data analysis (differentiator | immediate): Excel and data analysis each show up in about 10% of local postings, and data analytics is the most commonly cited skill gap among supply chain professionals at 40%. Who: Mid-career candidates, planners, buyers, coordinators, and anyone targeting salaried roles.
• SAP / ERP systems (differentiator | immediate): ERP and SAP are repeatedly called out in employer guidance for operations hiring, especially for planning, procurement, and cross-functional execution. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers aiming above warehouse execution work.
• Supply chain management and procurement (table_stakes | immediate): SCM and procurement are in-demand locally and are core screening keywords for salaried roles above warehouse execution work. Who: Candidates targeting buyers, planners, procurement, and vendor-facing operations roles.
• Lean Six Sigma / process improvement (differentiator | near-term): Process improvement and Lean Six Sigma remain standard signals for candidates aiming above coordinator level. Who: Mid-career applicants trying to separate themselves in a selective market.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 10% of local postings and matters because the market is overwhelmingly on-site. Who: Warehouse, logistics, receiving, and manufacturing-adjacent applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Government wage data shows two different pay tiers. In San Diego, logisticians had a 2025 median annual wage of $100,130, with a 25th-to-75th range of $76,760 to $118,100, while purchasing managers had a median of $120,960 and a 25th-to-75th range of $85,950 to $160,370. Proxy posting data is directionally similar but wider: local posted salary ranges center on about $92k to $126k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $20 to $25 an hour. This is a market where planning, procurement, and management work can pay well, but floor-level logistics and warehouse roles sit in a very different band. San Diego also pays above the national mean for logisticians at $100,210 versus $89,730 nationally, which helps, but it does not erase the area's high living costs.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA concentrated?

The broadest opportunity pool is in retail and on-site execution work. Retail makes up about 25% of local category postings, and the most common hard skills are inventory management, forklift operation, Excel, data analysis, safety compliance, supply chain management, and warehouse operations. This is the part of the market with the widest entry path, but it also carries the clearest pay split between hourly execution work and salaried coordination roles. The more selective but better-paying cluster sits in defense, aerospace, medtech, and advanced manufacturing. Defense and space manufacturing account for about 15% of local postings and aviation/aerospace component manufacturing another about 10%, while active employer names include General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, QUALCOMM, Dexcom, Illumina, Northrop Grumman, Sharp HealthCare, and UC San Diego. Recent local expansion signals from Seasats, South 8 Technologies, and American Lithium Energy also point to continued need for production planning, materials, procurement, and logistics execution around physical products. A third pocket sits in software and institutional operations. Software development is about 10% of the local mix, and employers like Intuit and Deloitte appear repeatedly, which is useful for candidates who pair ops experience with systems, vendor, or process design work.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (15 postings), Costco Wholesale Corp. (10 postings), Intuit, Inc. (10 postings), Deloitte (5 postings), Olgoonik (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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