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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median compensation and benefits managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $188,850 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,616 a month.

10th percentile
$124,650
25th percentile
$147,440
Median percentile
$188,850
75th percentile
$251,200
90th percentile
$304,360

Based on 590 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

$127,395 take-home a year
Gross pay$188,850
Federal income tax−$34,058
Social Security + Medicare−$14,177
California income tax (approx.)−$13,220
Monthly take-home$10,616
Every two weeks$4,900

Does it go far here?

$163,347Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
23%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 compensation and benefits managers salaries · Take-home pay in California