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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary in San Francisco, CA

The median cutters and trimmers, hand in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $42,580 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,784 a month.

10th percentile
$39,960
25th percentile
$40,540
Median percentile
$42,580
75th percentile
$48,580
90th percentile
$66,500

Based on 40 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

$33,412 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,580
Federal income tax−$2,930
Social Security + Medicare−$3,257
California income tax (approx.)−$2,981
Monthly take-home$2,784
Every two weeks$1,285

Does it go far here?

$36,830Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
89%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

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