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Flight Attendants salary in San Francisco, CA

The median flight attendants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $89,430 a year, 41% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,457 a month.

10th percentile
$52,700
25th percentile
$60,890
Median percentile
$89,430
75th percentile
$110,310
90th percentile
$141,700

Based on 4,420 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

$65,484 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,430
Federal income tax−$10,845
Social Security + Medicare−$6,841
California income tax (approx.)−$6,260
Monthly take-home$5,457
Every two weeks$2,519

Does it go far here?

$77,353Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
45%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 flight attendants salaries · Take-home pay in California