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Financial Managers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median financial managers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $216,150 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,141 a month.

10th percentile
$123,280
25th percentile
$166,790
Median percentile
$216,150
75th percentile
$314,940
90th percentile
$356,070

Based on 17,040 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

$145,691 take-home a year
Gross pay$216,150
Federal income tax−$40,610
Social Security + Medicare−$14,719
California income tax (approx.)−$15,131
Monthly take-home$12,141
Every two weeks$5,603

Does it go far here?

$186,960Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
20%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 financial managers salaries · Take-home pay in California