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Engineers, All Other salary in San Francisco, CA

The median engineers, all other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $159,800 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,109 a month.

10th percentile
$86,080
25th percentile
$118,900
Median percentile
$159,800
75th percentile
$209,630
90th percentile
$273,780

Based on 4,850 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

$109,303 take-home a year
Gross pay$159,800
Federal income tax−$27,086
Social Security + Medicare−$12,225
California income tax (approx.)−$11,186
Monthly take-home$9,109
Every two weeks$4,204

Does it go far here?

$138,220Median 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 engineers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California