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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in San Francisco, CA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $71,210 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,495 a month.

10th percentile
$48,520
25th percentile
$58,680
Median percentile
$71,210
75th percentile
$78,040
90th percentile
$94,530

Based on 760 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,942 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,210
Federal income tax−$6,836
Social Security + Medicare−$5,448
California income tax (approx.)−$4,985
Monthly take-home$4,495
Every two weeks$2,075

Does it go far here?

$61,593Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in California