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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in San Francisco, CA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $122,410 a year, 113% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,197 a month.

10th percentile
$68,830
25th percentile
$73,240
Median percentile
$122,410
75th percentile
$137,590
90th percentile
$142,600

Based on 90 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

$86,365 take-home a year
Gross pay$122,410
Federal income tax−$18,112
Social Security + Medicare−$9,364
California income tax (approx.)−$8,569
Monthly take-home$7,197
Every two weeks$3,322

Does it go far here?

$105,879Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

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