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Counter and Rental Clerks salary in San Francisco, CA

The median counter and rental clerks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $47,740 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,100 a month.

10th percentile
$38,030
25th percentile
$43,850
Median percentile
$47,740
75th percentile
$57,560
90th percentile
$75,590

Based on 7,700 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

$37,197 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,740
Federal income tax−$3,549
Social Security + Medicare−$3,652
California income tax (approx.)−$3,342
Monthly take-home$3,100
Every two weeks$1,431

Does it go far here?

$41,293Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
80%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 counter and rental clerks salaries · Take-home pay in California