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Emergency Medicine Physicians salary in San Francisco, CA

The median emergency medicine physicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $338,990 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $17,990 a month.

10th percentile
$89,820
25th percentile
$185,750
Median percentile
$338,990
75th percentile
$415,770
90th percentile
$415,860

Based on 370 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

$215,875 take-home a year
Gross pay$338,990
Federal income tax−$81,781
Social Security + Medicare−$17,605
California income tax (approx.)−$23,729
Monthly take-home$17,990
Every two weeks$8,303

Does it go far here?

$293,211Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
14%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 emergency medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in California