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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $39,310 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,584 a month.

10th percentile
$35,890
25th percentile
$37,000
Median percentile
$39,310
75th percentile
$44,530
90th percentile
$60,100

Based on 10,650 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

$31,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,310
Federal income tax−$2,537
Social Security + Medicare−$3,007
California income tax (approx.)−$2,752
Monthly take-home$2,584
Every two weeks$1,193

Does it go far here?

$34,001Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
96%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in California