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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median child, family, and school social workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $72,020 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,538 a month.

10th percentile
$52,830
25th percentile
$58,760
Median percentile
$72,020
75th percentile
$102,660
90th percentile
$124,320

Based on 5,840 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

$54,455 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,020
Federal income tax−$7,014
Social Security + Medicare−$5,510
California income tax (approx.)−$5,041
Monthly take-home$4,538
Every two weeks$2,094

Does it go far here?

$62,294Median 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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in California