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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $160,270 a year, 66% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,133 a month.

10th percentile
$94,600
25th percentile
$123,380
Median percentile
$160,270
75th percentile
$181,190
90th percentile
$204,140

Based on 1,300 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

$109,592 take-home a year
Gross pay$160,270
Federal income tax−$27,199
Social Security + Medicare−$12,261
California income tax (approx.)−$11,219
Monthly take-home$9,133
Every two weeks$4,215

Does it go far here?

$138,626Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
27%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 diagnostic medical sonographers salaries · Take-home pay in California