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Cooks, Fast Food salary in San Francisco, CA

The median cooks, fast food in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $46,670 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,034 a month.

10th percentile
$38,350
25th percentile
$43,140
Median percentile
$46,670
75th percentile
$48,750
90th percentile
$54,820

Based on 10,160 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

$36,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,670
Federal income tax−$3,420
Social Security + Medicare−$3,570
California income tax (approx.)−$3,267
Monthly take-home$3,034
Every two weeks$1,400

Does it go far here?

$40,367Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
82%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 cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in California